The US military has moved aircraft from a second airbase in the United Kingdom following a threat from Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The move comes several weeks after a suspected security incident, potentially linked to Iran, at RAF Fairford airbase led to the withdrawal of US bombers.
Two American aerial refuelling aircraft operating from RAF Mildenhall were diverted to Germany earlier in the morning. Several other aircraft of the same type stationed at the base were later relocated to Germany and other countries, the newspaper reported.
“We do not routinely comment on the activities of other countries. Aircraft and other assets are regularly repositioned in accordance with operational requirements,” a spokesperson for the British Ministry of Defence said.
