US B-52 nuke bombers fly over Middle East as Iran stages massive war games.

IRAN has promised to "crush its aggressors" after US B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew over the Middle East in a show of military strength.

The "presence patrol" mission took place just a day after two Iranian missiles reportedly landed within 100 miles of a US aircraft strike group in the northern Indian Ocean.

It is the fifth time in recent months the US has flown similar missions as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate.

The Boeing aircraft is capable of carrying 32,000kg (70,000 pounds) of weapons including nuclear bombs.

The successful mission came a day after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tested long-range missiles and drones against land and sea targets, Al Jazeera reports.

Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Jadif Zarif slammed the military operation.

In a direct attack to outgoing US president Donald Trump, he tweeted: "If your B-52H 'Presence Patrols' are meant to intimidate or warn Iran, you should have spent those $billions on your taxpayers health.

"While we have not started a war in over 200 years, we don't shy from crushing aggressors. Just ask your BFFs who supported Saddam."

Bombers were spotted flying over Israeli airspace over the weekend, local media reports.

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