Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon said 12 bombers were moved after new threats emerged, as officials linked the suspected plot to Iran and kept the base under review.
- On Monday, October 5, 2026, President Donald Trump stated the U.S. withdrew B-1B Lancer bombers from RAF Fairford following undisclosed threats, confirming the aircraft "didn't fly out by accident."
- Security concerns escalated following a September 27 incident near the Gloucestershire airbase involving a suspected terror plot, where authorities arrested six individuals, including a dual UK-Iranian national, before releasing them on bail.
- The Pentagon confirmed the bombers were "redeployed to their home stations in the United States" on Sunday, stressing the Air Force retains the ability to strike "anywhere, any time."
- Trump linked the threats to Iran, though Tehran "categorically rejects" the allegation, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham insisted the base remains secure with "tried and tested approaches to defend our bases."
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed "confidence in the security of all of our bases," noting that 49 years of Iranian state activity inform U.S. caution regarding persistent threats.
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U.S. pulls all bombers from British base after fresh Iran-linked threat
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has pulled every U.S. bomber stationed at a British air base back to the United States after commanders received fresh information about an alleged Iran-linked plot against the facility, U.S. officials said. All bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire had returned to their home stations in the United States, the… The post U.S. pulls all bombers from British base after fresh Iran-linked threat appeared first …
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. Air Force bombers had been withdrawn from the British Ferford base because of a threat. In response to a question from a journalist in the White House about the threat to the aircraft, Trump said, "Yes, I think it can be said so." According to Trump, the planes "fly by no accident" gave RIA News. The American leader stated that the bombers had moved "not too far," but the exact new location did…
US President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States had withdrawn bomber aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford Base in Gloucestershire, England, due to "certain threats linked to Iran."
Trump says US bombers moved from UK due to threats
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 […]
US bombers moved from UK airbase due to Iran-linked threats, Trump says
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 terr…
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