US returns B-1 bombers from UK's RAF Fairford after suspected Iran-linked threat
October 5, 2026 at 06:31 PM · Updated 11d ago
16 reports · 8 in Arabic, 8 in English · over 23 hours
Donald Trump says a 'threat' led US to move bombers from RAF Fairford
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ترامب يكشف سبب نقل القاذفات الأميركية من فيرفورد
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What prompted the US bombers to leave RAF Fairford?
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فانس: نعتقد بدرجة من الثقة أن إيران وراء التهديد الذي يستهدف قاعدة فيرفورد
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Rubio: No direct link between US bombers removal and UK base incident
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واشنطن: إعادة تموضع قواتنا إجراء روتيني مستمر ولا يرتبط بوجود تهديدات أمنية
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Watch: What caused the US to remove its bombers from UK base in such a hurry?
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وزير الخارجية الأمريكي يكشف تفاصيل سحب قاذفات "B-1" من قاعدة "فيرفورد" البريطانية
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بعد سحب القاذفات.. هل تدخل حرب إيران مرحلة جديدة؟
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US pulls bombers from UK base: Is Iran manoeuvring Trump’s war plans?
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وزير الخارجية الأمريكي: سحب قاذفات قنابل «بي-1» من قاعدة فيرفورد البريطانية جزء من إعادة توزيع الموارد
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No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers from base
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No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers
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بعد مؤامرة إيرانية.. الولايات المتحدة تسحب قاذفاتها من طراز «بي 1»
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وسط مخاوف أمنية.. واشنطن تسحب قاذفات قنابل «بي-1» من قاعدة في بريطانيا
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US removes all Air Force bombers from UK base following new threat
(opens the publisher’s site)The United States returned all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford to American bases after suspected Iran-linked plot targeted the Gloucestershire airfield.
- The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that about a dozen B-1 bombers deployed at RAF Fairford had returned to home stations in the US.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the withdrawal was routine resource reallocation, not directly tied to last week's incident.
- Downing Street said RAF Fairford is safe and declined to comment on foreign military operations.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham cited "strong indications" Iran was involved; Tehran denied the allegations and summoned the British ambassador.
- Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford on 27 September on suspicion of planning to plant explosives.
- Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Washington believes with a degree of confidence Iran was behind the incident.
- President Donald Trump said those involved in the alleged plot intended to cause severe damage.
- A bomb disposal robot was deployed and 85 homes were evacuated during last week's incident, which has so far yielded no charges.
- The B-1 bombers withdrawn from RAF Fairford had previously been used in US strikes on Iran.
- Trump said threats to RAF Fairford prompted the bombers' withdrawal and that Washington knows the threats' source.
- A dual British-Iranian national was also arrested in London in connection with the counterterrorism investigation.
- Some of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford have been released on bail, the reports said.