The US military has evacuated aircraft from a second airbase in the UK after a threat from Iran, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter.
– This comes weeks after a suspected Iran-linked security incident at the RAF Fairford airbase led to the withdrawal of US bombers.
– Two US refuelling tankers using the RAF Mildenhall base were diverted to Germany earlier in the morning. Several other tankers at the base were moved to Germany and other locations later in the day, the newspaper reported.
– “We do not routinely comment on the activity of other nations. Aircraft and other assets move regularly according to operational requirements,” a UK Defence Ministry spokesperson said.
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