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Trump says Iran-linked threats prompted bomber withdrawal from UK base

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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from a British airbase because of unspecified threats that he believed were linked to Iran.

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  • SBS News Trump says Iran-linked threats prompted bomber withdrawal from UK base
  • The West Australian US President Donald Trump says US bombers moved from RAF Fairford over ‘some threats’ to the base

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