US urgently evacuates bombers from UK due to Iranian attack threat
World
06 Oct 2026
12:16

World

US urgently evacuates bombers from UK due to Iranian attack threat

The United States has relocated 12 B-1 strategic bombers from RAF Fairford in Britain. The move followed intelligence reports about a planned drone strike on a military facility, allegedly prepared by Iran.

At the same time, UK security services have arrested several individuals with dual British-Iranian citizenship on suspicion of preparing the attack. However, officials in Washington have not yet confirmed a direct link between these arrests and the aircraft evacuation.

President Donald Trump personally confirmed the relocation of the aircraft due to a direct Iranian threat. With this statement, he contradicted Marco Rubio, who initially attempted to downplay media tensions by calling the bomber movement a 'planned rotation.'

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