US aircraft moved from RAF Mildenhall over reported Iran threat, No 10 insists British bases safe

Summary

The US military evacuated aircraft from a second airbase in Britain on Monday 9 November after a threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, weeks after Washington withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford over a suspected Iran-linked security incident, The Guardian reported on Tuesday 10 November. Two US refuelling tankers that were using the RAF Mildenhall military base diverted to Germany earlier on Monday, while several other tankers at the base were moved to Germany and other locations later in the day, according to The Guardian, and the exact nature of the threat is not yet known and remains under discussion among US officials, according to the Wall Street Journal, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported. No 10 insisted British air bases are safe after the US aircraft were moved, the two outlets reported, and a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said 'Aircraft and other assets move regularly according to operational requirements', HuffPost UK reported, Lord Ricketts, who was national security adviser to David Cameron, saying the Republicans' 'crushing defeat' in the midterm elections will have played a major part in the decision. On Wednesday 11 November The Independent reported that Iran has threatened to hit any European base which houses American aircraft.

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