# US removes all long-range bombers from UK base after unspecified new threat

https://mins.news/en/item/85686

- CNN, 2026-10-04 21:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/politics/us-air-force-bombers-removed-fairford-iran?Date=20261004&Profile=CNN

> The US has withdrawn all Air Force long-range bombers from a UK air base and returned them to the United States after an unspecified new threat emerged.

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