A complex drone attack had been reportedly ordered by Iran as part of a plot to kill personnel at the base, including U.S. pilots.
Washington – President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from a British airbase because of unspecified threats that he believed were linked to Iran. Washington confirmed earlier that the bombers had left the RAF Fairford airbase — used by the United States to launch strikes on Tehran — even as the British government insisted the site was safe.
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