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The United States has relocated aircraft from a military base in Britain amid threats from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
US officials are discussing the nature of the Iranian threat to Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, according to the report.
Two US refuelling aircraft were moved from the base on Monday morning. Several other tanker aircraft were also relocated to Germany and other locations on the same day.
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal and defence publication The War Zone reported, citing a US official, that security at RAF Mildenhall and another airbase, RAF Lakenheath, had been raised to “Force Protection Condition (FPCON) Charlie”.
The level is the second-highest in the Pentagon’s force protection system and indicates a heightened risk of possible terrorist activity or the targeting of military personnel and facilities.
A spokesperson for Britain’s Ministry of Defence said it does not comment on the activities of other countries.
The US had also relocated aircraft from the same British military base last month following an attempted Iranian attack.
