This latest mission was to "demonstrate the U.S. military's continuing commitment to regional security and deterrence to aggression," the Air Force said in a statement and comes amid concerns Iran may still seek to retaliate for the assassination of Tehran's top military commander in a US drone strike just over a year ago.
Might there be a concern that the Iranian's think they can get a free hit - i.e. a revenge strike now could be be seen to be revenge against the president responsible for the attack and not against USA as such?