US shared visuals of B-2 bombers, fighter jets preparing for strikes before blasts at Kharg Island

US Central Command shared visuals of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and Navy fighter jets before explosions were heard at Iran's Kharg Island, which handles a majority of the country's oil trade. Navy fighter jets took off from USS Abraham Lincoln. Central Command said pre-flight checks were conducted on B-2 bombers "prior to a mission in support of Operation Epic Fury".