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The US removed all its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, northwest of London, on Sunday after six suspects were arrested over an alleged terror plot at the base one week prior. The Pentagon stated it could not confirm real-time movements but acknowledged that all bombers had returned to their home stations in the US due to security concerns. Five British nationals and a dual UK-Iranian national were initially arrested, then released on bail, raising tensions between Britain and Iran over potential state involvement. RAF Fairford has been used by the US Air Force for strikes against Iran since early 2023.
Written for “US Removes Bombers From UK Base Targe…” on 2026-10-05,
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Leaning score withheld for article 58429: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-05
The US president said the military aircraft “didn’t fly out by accident” from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
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aircraft → say → Gloucestershire
The top diplomat would not link the departure of the jets to a recent suspected terror plot targeting the base.
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diplomat → link → base
“No, but there were some threats and rather than tempting the enemy, we’ll capture the enemy and beat the enemy.
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we → be → enemy
“But why should we keep them there?
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we → keep → them
So we moved them around a little bit, not very far.”
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we → move → them
He added: “We actually know the people who made the threat.”
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who → add → threat
He added: “We do feel with some confidence that the Iranians are, you know, they’re trying to do what the Iranian state has done for 49 years, which is engage in acts of terrorism against the United States and against a lot of other people as well, so we are being extremely cautious.”
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we → add → people
But Mr Rubio said he “wouldn’t directly tie” the redeployment of the planes to the recent security alert close to the base.
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he → say → base
He added: “It’s not unusual to see movement of assets to different parts of the world based on exercises, redeployments, people changing out and new people coming in, new planes coming in and old planes going out.”
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planes → add → exercises
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Six men have been arrested over the past week in connection with a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford, which had been hosting US bombers involved in strikes against Iran.
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which → read → Iran
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that the aircraft that were stationed at the base had been “redeployed to their home stations in the United States”, but stressed the US Air Force retained the ability to strike “anywhere, any time”.
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Force → confirm → ability
US officials told The New York Times the redeployment of the bombers had been ordered after more specific details about threats to the base emerged over the weekend.
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details → tell → weekend
On Monday, Downing Street declined to comment on the withdrawal of US bombers but insisted RAF Fairford was safe.
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Fairford → decline → bombers
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