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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. Speculation around the RAF Fairford base has risen since a group of five men with vans were arrested close to the site. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- 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 use...S1
- Speculation around the RAF Fairford base has risen since a group of five men with vans were arrested close to the site.S2
- Donald Trump has acknowledged that “some threats” prompted the United States to move bombers out of a UK air base, saying the aircraft did not leave RAF Fairford “by accident”. The US president said the military planes had been shifted from the Gloucestershire...S3
