Move comes a week after three men were arrested near RAF Fairford over suspected terror offences. A dozen B-1 bombers were stationed at RAF Fairford air base. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Move comes a week after three men were arrested near RAF Fairford over suspected terror offences. The British government had allowed the ​US to use bombers based at Fairford ​to ⁠strike Iranian missile sites that were attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.S1

• A dozen B-1 bombers were stationed at RAF Fairford air base. The planes had been used for U.S. strikes on Iran.S2