US BOMBERS have landed back in the UK still loaded with munitions after Trump’s 11th-hour ceasefire.
The menacing US military aircraft were seen on the tarmac of RAF Fairford airbase in Gloucestershire after the
Members of the United States Air Force walk towards a B-52 Stratofortress bomber at RAF Fairford airbaseCredit: Reuters
The US President announced a two-week ceasefire in Iran, just hours before his deadline
US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers at the RAF Fairford airbaseCredit: EPA
Images show troops tending to the fearsome planes, including the giant B-52 Stratofortress and the Rockwell B-1 Lancer heavy bomber after their return.
Nicknamed the “Iron Butterfly”, the B-52 has a missile launch range of more than 1,500 miles.
Each aircraft costs $2billion and is capable of carrying a whopping 31 tonnes of weaponry – including bombs, mines and missiles.
The planes are also capable of carrying nukes, such as gravity bombs and nuclear-armed cruise missiles, along with its conventional arms.
Their return to the UK base comes after Trump hailed a “big day for world peace”.
The US president had vowed to unleash a “civilisation-ending blitz” on Iran if the regime refused terms to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
But, overnight a jubilant Trump said: “A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else!”
He said the US had received a “workable” ten-point plan from Iran – which had been brokered with the help of Pakistan – including a two-week ceasefire.
Trump said the plan, which was brokered by Pakistan, was enough to between and Tehran at the eleventh hour.
A big part of the deal is centred around the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said the US will help to reopen the Strait immediately and monitor the traffic which has built up ever since Iran closed off the vital waterway.
Tehran will remain in control of the Strait and be able to charge other nations to use it as they have been doing since the war started.
Iran is reportedly charging foreign vessels a toll of at least $1-a-barrel if they wish to pass through the 21-mile route.
Fees must reportedly be paid in Chinese currency or in crypto to the IRGC with the average cost for a single international oil tanker reaching $2million (£1.5m).
Peace talks over a permanent ceasefire are now set to get underway this week with both sides agreeing to listen to each other’s demands.
US Air Force JDAM precision-guided munition and a Rockwell B-1 Lancer heavy bomber sit on the tarmac at the RAF Fairford airbaseCredit: EPA
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