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to the Persian Gulf land in Qatar over unspecified Iran threat
B-52H Stratofortress bombers arrived at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Thursday
Others landed at an undisclosed location Wednesday from Louisiana
The White House announced it would send the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and the bombers to counter Tehran on Sunday
The US move comes in response to intelligence about a threat orchestrated by Iran, officials said, but details of the threat have not been disclosed
Iran announced it would begin backing away from its nuclear deal with world powers a year after President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord