The Telegraph reports U.S. B-2 stealth bombers are expected to arrive at UK-linked bases “within days,” with preparations underway at Diego Garcia (Chagos Islands) and RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

If confirmed, it’s a major operational shift as B-2s can sustain longer-range, heavier strike packages and are tailored for hardened, underground targets, exactly the kind of “missile city” infrastructure the Iranian regime has relied on to keep launchers and stockpiles survivable.

Politically, this also tracks with London’s recent pivot. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has described authorizing U.S. use of British bases for a “specific and limited defensive purpose,” even as he tries to keep escalation contained.

President Trump has publicly hammered Starmer for initially resisting broader access—while the UK simultaneously raises force protection in the region after attacks on allied facilities, underscoring how wide this fight is already spilling.