The United States Air Force deployed B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to conduct airstrikes against Houthi rebel positions in Yemen on Wednesday night. -The bombers targeted and destroyed five hardened underground weapons storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas,

Iran, the Houthis’ main benefactor, has targeted Israel with ballistic missile attacks twice over the past year. The B-2 would be used in any American attack on hardened Iranian nuclear facilities like Natanz or Fordo, given it is the only aircraft in service that can drop the GBU-57, known as the “Massive Ordnance Penetrator”.

It was the first time the United States used these stealth bombers against the Houthis, who have targeted commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.