STOCKS | U.S. Deploys B-1 Bomber in Strike on Iran

According to Axios, U.S. officials said the U.S. military used a B-1 long-range bomber on Tuesday to strike targets belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This was the first time the U.S. had used a B-1 bomber in a mission since the U.S.-Iran conflict resumed 12 days earlier. The B-1 bomber can carry 24 2,000-pound bombs or dozens of cruise missiles, and the deployment marked a significant escalation and expansion of U.S. military action. U.S. President Donald Trump is still considering resuming large-scale military operations against Iran, while U.S. Central Command's statement on Tuesday's airstrikes did not mention the B-1 mission. It was not clear what the B-1 bomber's specific target was or whether the large-scale strike was more effective than other airstrikes over the past few days.