US evacuates aircraft from RAF Mildenhall over reported Iran threat

Move comes weeks after Washington withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford after a suspected security incident

Ten air tankers were relocated to bases in Germany, Spain and Scotland, while Osprey transport aircraft were sent to nearby RAF Lakenheath. It is the second time the US has undertaken a hasty redeployment in the UK with some of its bombers pulled from RAF Fairford in October.

The latest incident was said to be in response to a threat from Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal, although British sources emphasised there was no immediate or direct danger to the base or the area nearby.

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