Pentagon announced that the US used its deadly B1 bombers to launch retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets across Iraq and Syria. The US reportedly fired over 125 precision munitions, using a mix of drones and long-range B1 bombers flying from US territory. The US bomber aircraft is said to have hit over 85 targets at 7 facilities, three in Iraq and four in Syria, in an operation that lasted 30 minutes. The US used its iconic Cold war icon, a heavy B1 bomber, to strike IRGC targets in a show of power and range of the American military. Use of 12,000-km-range bomber a message to Iran and its proxies in the Middle East.