US bombers moved from UK airbase due to Iran-linked threats, Trump says

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Donald Trump said a threat linked to Iran prompted the US military to move B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Britain. The disclosure comes after five British men were arrested near the base on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, and the base had previously been described by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a legitimate target.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a threat linked to Iran ⁠had prompted the removal of American B-1 bombers from a British airbase. The planes had been stationed at RAF Fairford, the preferred European base for US bombers, and had recently been used in US strikes on Iran. Last week, five British men were arrested near the base – which Iran’s Revolutionary Guards previously said was a legitimate target – on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. “We had an idea that there might be a...