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US Pulls Tanker Planes From RAF Mildenhall Over Iran Threat

US Pulls Tanker Planes From RAF Mildenhall Over Iran Threat

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aidan Martinez Rosiere, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The US military moved refuelling tankers out of RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Monday after a threat linked to Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal. Two tankers were diverted to Germany and others were relocated later. It is the second British base affected, weeks after US B-1 bombers left RAF Fairford following arrests outside the base. The Ministry of Defence declined to comment directly.

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