Iran’s top military leaders are reportedly exploring the possibility of a pre-emptive strike against Diego Garcia
Iran Considers Pre-emptive Strike on Diego Garcia as US Bombers Mobilise
Iran’s top military leaders are reportedly exploring the possibility of a pre-emptive strike against Diego Garcia, the massive U.S. base in a remote corner of the Indian Ocean, where around one-third of America’s B-2 “Stealth” bombers are currently deployed. The presence of the advanced $2-billion warplanes on the US-British military base comes as President Donald Trump has stepped up his dire threats to Iran, warning it not to continue with its nuclear programme.
Seven bombers have been flown into Diego Garcia, with Trump warning that if Iran doesn’t make a deal, “there will be bombing. It will be bombing—the likes of which they have never seen before.”
The US has a total of about 20 B-2 bombers, so bringing such a large number of aircraft to Diego Garcia could indicate that the U.S. intends to attack both Iran and the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Alternatively, it serves as a powerful warning to Iran, meant to intimidate its leaders. The B-2 bombers are known as the “ghosts of the sky” because they can slip past the most sophisticated air defences.
The shortest distance between Iran and Diego Garcia is an enormous 3,795km. B-2 bombers can cover this distance with the aid of the six KC-135 tankers parked on the Diego Garcia airfield’s apron, which provide mid-air refuelling.
Iran’s “Futuristic Weapon”
Parnell alleged that “Iran is developing plasma weapon technology” and cautioned that “we do not rule out the existence of such technology.” According to him, NASA satellites first detected signs of these mysterious weapons in 2022. The notion that Iran, traditionally considered an underdog in high-tech military development, has leapfrogged into advanced plasma weaponry has raised eyebrows. US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been developing its own plasma weapon project, known as MARAUDER (Magnetically Accelerated Ring to Achieve Ultra-high Directed Energy and Radiation).
