The US is deploying warships and B-52 bombers to the Middle East as a deterrent to Iran, the Pentagon said on Friday.

The additional ships, fighter jets and bombers are meant to keep the American military presence strong as one carrier group leaves.

Pentagon deploys ballistic defense destroyers, fighter jets, tankers and B-52 bombers to Middle East, strengthening deterrence amid rising tensions with Iran.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged a “crushing response” to Israel and the U.S., as the Pentagon said it is sending U.S. ballistic missile defense destroyers and aircraft to the Middle East.

US B-52 bombers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military said Saturday, a day after Washington announced their deployment in a warning to Iran, the AFP reported. The Pentagon said the deployment was made in keeping "commitments to the protection of U.

American B-52 bombers have arrived in the Middle East, the U.S. military said Saturday, a day after Washington announced their deployment in a warning to Iran. "B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base's 5th Bomb Wing arrived in the U.

U.S. ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and B-52 long-range strike bombers are expected to arrive in coming months, the Pentagon said.