# US ‘evacuates aircraft from second RAF base amid Iran threat’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-evacuates-aircraft-from-second-raf-base-amid-iran-threat/
- Published: 2026-11-10T07:51:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T08:04:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16280447/US-evacuates-aircraft-second-RAF-base-amid-Iran-threat.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Middle East, World

## Key points

- Five aircraft reportedly left RAF Mildenhall for Spain and Germany.
- Security status was raised at Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath.
- The nature of the reported Iran-related threat remains unclear.

## Summary

US aircraft were withdrawn from RAF Mildenhall after a reported threat from Iran, prompting increased security at two airbases in Suffolk. The move matters because it follows the removal of US bombers from RAF Fairford after a suspected Iranian-linked plot, while the wider conflict remains unresolved.

Two Stratotankers and three V-22 Ospreys were reportedly sent to Spain and Germany on Monday, and flight trackers showed at least nine aircraft leaving Mildenhall within 24 hours. US officials are assessing the threat; the Ministry of Defence said aircraft move according to operational needs. Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath were raised to Force Protection Condition Charlie, the second-highest US defence security level. Iran has denied involvement in the earlier Fairford plot allegations.

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