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No US bombers visible at Diego Garcia

Diego Garcia, a remote U.S.-leased British Indian Ocean Territory base, serves as a critical staging point for long-range strategic bombers like B-2 Spirits and B-52 Stratofortresses in potential operations against targets in the Middle East, including Iran, due to its location about 3,700-4,000 km from Tehran, within bomber range with refueling.Analysts note that without bombers forward-deployed here, U.S. options for a major campaign against hardened Iranian targets (e.g., nuclear sites) would be limited, as these aircraft are key for delivering specialized munitions over long distances.