As the war between Iran and Israel continues, Fox News confirmed earlier reports that B-2 stealth bombers took off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and headed to Guam. 

A Reuters report, quoting one U.S. official, said no order was given to move the planes beyond Guam. Reuters said it wasn’t clear if the deployment was linked to the rising tensions in the Middle East. 

The UK Defense Journal reports the stealth bombers were accompanied by eight KC-135 Stratotankers, which would allow for midair refueling. The journal suggests the bombers’ ultimate destination may be Diego Garcia, a U.S. base in the Indian Ocean.

Each stealth bomber is capable of carrying two 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators, which are believed to be the most effective means of destroying the Iranian nuclear site at Fordow, which may be dug in between 300 feet and 2,600 feet below a rocky mountain.

Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital “destroying [Fordow] from the air is a job only the U.S. can do.” 

Reuters contributed to this report.