WORLD · SECURITY · NOV 10, 5:50 AM ET
US withdraws military aircraft from second UK airbase after Iran threat: reports
Reported by 25 outlets in the past day, including CBS News, NBC News, Daily Sabah.
1What happened
The United States has withdrawn military aircraft from a second British airbase following a threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing people familiar with events. South China Morning Post ↗
2Also reported
A number of American refuelling tankers were evacuated on Monday from Mildenhall Royal Air Force (RAF) base in eastern England after the purported threat, the newspaper said. South China Morning Post ↗
Sources
- Reported Iran threat sees U.S. moves planes from second U.K. base ↗CBS News
- U.S. moves military aircraft from British base amid Iran threats ↗NBC News
- US shift military aircraft from 2nd UK base over Iran threat: Reports ↗Daily Sabah
- US withdraws military aircraft from second UK airbase after Iran threat: reports ↗South China Morning Post
- US moves aircraft from second UK base over ‘threat from Iran’ ↗Al Jazeera
- U.S. aircraft evacuated from second U.K. base due to Iran threat, WSJ reports ↗The Japan Times