US withdraws all its bombers from Britain's RAF Fairford base
The United States has withdrawn all the bombers it had deployed at RAF Fairford, in western England, a week after the incident near the base that British counter-terrorism police are investigating. Washington gave no reason for the decision.
The United States has removed all its bombers from RAF Fairford in western England, following an incident near the base that British counter-terrorism police are investigating. The exact reason for the decision remains undisclosed by Washington. According to a Defense Department official, the aircraft in question were B-1B Lancer bombers, numbering around a dozen.
Six B-52 bombers had already returned to the United States in late September. RAF Fairford, located in Gloucestershire, serves as a forward operating location for the US Air Force's Global Strike Command. Since March, bombers have been deployed from this base to participate in the war against Iran, with British approval for defensive strikes.
Following reports of suspicious vehicles and subsequent arrests near the base, six men were detained, all currently on bail with no charges filed. While the British government has not officially commented on the withdrawal of the bombers at the time of publication, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has expressed strong indications of Iran's potential involvement in the incident, a claim Tehran firmly denies.
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