US aircraft evacuated from second UK base due to Iran threat, WSJ reports
The US military evacuated aircraft from a second airbase in Britain on Monday after a threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, weeks after the US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident. Two US refueling tankers that were using the RAF Mildenhall military base diverted to Germany earlier on…
The US military evacuated aircraft from RAF Mildenhall in Britain on Monday due to a threat from Iran, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. This move comes weeks after the US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford airbase following a suspected Iran-linked security incident. Two US refueling tankers at RAF Mildenhall initially diverted to Germany on Monday morning, while additional tankers were subsequently moved to Germany and other locations throughout the day.
The exact nature of the threat to RAF Mildenhall is still under discussion among US officials. A British Ministry of Defense spokesperson stated that the country does not comment on the activities of other nations and that aircraft and other assets regularly move as part of operational requirements. The Pentagon and the US European Command did not provide a comment when reached by Reuters outside regular business hours.
Five men were arrested outside RAF Fairford airbase in September following a security incident involving two of their vehicles.
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