U.S. forces on Monday evacuated aircraft from RAF Mildenhall after threats from Iran, two people with knowledge said, marking the second such withdrawal from UK bases over Iran-linked threats. Flight-tracking data and officials showed two air-to-air refuelling tankers based at Mildenhall were diverted to Germany early on Monday; later that day several additional tankers were moved to Germany and other locations. A U.S. Air Force spokesman declined to provide details, saying aircraft routinely ro

U.S. forces on Monday evacuated aircraft from RAF Mildenhall after threats from Iran, two people with knowledge said, marking the second such withdrawal from UK bases over Iran-linked threats. Flight-tracking data and officials showed two air-to-air refuelling tankers based at Mildenhall were diverted to Germany early on Monday; later that day several additional tankers were moved to Germany and other locations. A U.S. Air Force spokesman declined to provide details, saying aircraft routinely rotate between facilities for various reasons and that officials are still assessing whether the threat was imminent or general. The move follows the Pentagon’s withdrawal last month of B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid concerns about an Iran-backed plot to use drones and other means to target U.S. aircrew and aircraft.