US B-2 spirit bombers return after precision raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities VIDEO

On Sunday, a fleet of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, which carried out a major bombing raid on Iranian nuclear sites, returned to their base in Missouri.

Observers noted seven of the aircraft landing at Whiteman Air Force Base, located approximately 117 kilometres southeast of Kansas City, Caliber.Az reports, citing US media.

This base is home to the 509th Bomb Wing, the sole U.S. military unit operating the B-2 stealth bombers.

.@USAirForce B-2 Spirit bombers recently returned safely to Whiteman AFB, Mo., after a successful 36-hour mission to the @CENTCOM area of responsibility.#USSTRATCOM warfighters are committed to delivering #PeaceThroughStrength #AnytimeAnywhere.@DeptOfDefense | @AFGlobalStrike pic.twitter.com/6idyhmR2sw

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The returning planes arrived in two groups: four performed a loop around the base before landing from the north, followed by a second group of three aircraft within ten minutes.

The previous day, these bombers were part of a complex operation involving deception tactics and decoys.

U.S. military commanders believe the strike delivered a decisive blow to Iran’s nuclear programme, which Israel views as a critical threat and has been targeting for over a week.

According to American officials, one group of B-2s flew west from the U.S. heartland base on Saturday as a diversion to mislead Iranian forces.

Meanwhile, a second formation of seven bombers flew eastward to carry out the main mission. Supported by a large fleet of refuelling tankers and fighter jets—some of which launched their own strikes—U.S. pilots dropped fourteen 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs in the early hours of Sunday on two key underground uranium enrichment facilities in Iran.

In addition, U.S. naval forces launched dozens of cruise missiles from a submarine aimed at at least one other target.

Officials confirmed that Iranian forces neither detected the approaching assault nor fired upon the stealth aircraft.

The operation, code-named “Midnight Hammer,” was described by U.S. sources as a “precision strike” that has “devastated the Iranian nuclear programme,” although evaluations of the damage are ongoing.

Iran, however, denied that the attacks caused significant damage and vowed to retaliate.

By Aghakazim Guliyev