US Air Force removes all bombers from UK airbase targeted by suspected terror attack
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Britain has linked last week’s incident to Tehran but Iran denies involvement. The move comes as Trump weighs options for his war on Iran
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Associated Press Published: 5:31am, 5 Oct 2026
The US Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a US-run military airbase in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base.
The bombers were redeployed back to their home bases in the United States, according to a Pentagon official who was not authorised to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke on Sunday on condition of anonymity.
Aviation watchers such as the Military Air Tracking Alliance have observed dozens of B-52 and B-1 bombers operating out of RAF Fairford since the opening days of the Iran war. Observers noticed a host of B-1 bombers fly out of the base on Sunday.
The move comes as US President Donald Trump weighs options for his war on Iran – including new strikes – despite his initial promises to Americans that the campaign would last a matter of weeks.
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