"According to U.S. officials, the B-2 bombers are being relocated to Guam due to escalating tensions in the Middle East."

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A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber took off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on January 11, 2018. Two U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday that the United States is relocating B-2 bombers to Guam in the Pacific as President Donald Trump considers whether the U.S. should join Israel's strikes against Iran.

It remains uncertain if this deployment is directly connected to tensions in the Middle East. The B-2 bombers can carry the 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a weapon designed to destroy deeply buried targets. Experts suggest this weapon could be used against Iran’s nuclear facilities, including the Fordow site.

The officials, who spoke anonymously, declined to provide further details. One official mentioned that no orders have been issued yet to move the bombers beyond Guam, and they did not disclose the number of bombers involved.

The Pentagon has not responded to requests for comment.

Observers are watching closely to see if the B-2s might be moved to the U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean, which experts believe is strategically positioned for operations in the Middle East.

Until recently, the U.S. had B-2 bombers stationed at Diego Garcia, which were replaced last month by B-52 bombers. On Saturday, Israel reported it had killed an experienced Iranian commander amid ongoing airstrikes between the two nations, while Tehran stated it would not negotiate over its nuclear program while facing threats.

Israel claims Iran is close to developing nuclear weapons, whereas Iran insists its nuclear efforts are solely for peaceful purposes.

President Trump said he needs up to two weeks to decide whether the U.S. will enter the conflict on Israel’s side, allowing time “to see whether or not people come to their senses.”

Earlier this week, Reuters reported the movement of a significant number of tanker aircraft to Europe, along with other military assets deployed to the Middle East, including more fighter jets.

An aircraft carrier in the Indo-Pacific region is also en route to the Middle East.