The E-4B Nightwatch aircraft landed at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday night amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.

The U.S. Air Force‘s so-called “Doomsday Plane” arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday night, increasing speculation of U.S. military action in Iran. President Donald Trump said he reviewed and approved a military option on Tuesday for the United States to engage directly with Iran,

A rare sighting of the U.S. military’s ‘doomsday plane’ has sparked global concern. The Boeing E-4B Nightwatch jet, designed to serve as a mobile war room during nuclear war, was seen landing near Washington D.