U.S. Pulls Long-Range Bombers From RAF Fairford After Iran-Linked Threat

U.S. Pulls Long-Range Bombers From RAF Fairford After Iran-Linked Threat

The U.S. has pulled its long-range bombers, built for distant strikes, from RAF Fairford in England. U.S. officials say the move followed threats of an Iran-linked plot against the base. It comes after a July threat by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and Britain's arrest of a dual British-Iranian national suspected of planning terrorist acts tied to Fairford.

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