The U.S. military has moved aircraft away from a second airbase in the United Kingdom following a reported threat linked to Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Two U.S. aerial refuelling tankers stationed at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk were diverted to Germany on Monday. Several others were subsequently relocated to Germany and other locations, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
U.S. officials are still assessing the precise nature of the reported threat.
A spokesperson for Britain's Ministry of Defence declined to comment directly on the movements, saying, “Aircraft and other assets move regularly according to operational requirements.”
The Pentagon and U.S. European Command had not immediately responded to requests for comment.
The latest development follows a security incident at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in September, when five men were arrested outside the military base. Two others were later detained on suspicion of assisting Iranian intelligence.
The incident prompted the U.S. military to withdraw its B-1 bombers from the base over security concerns. RAF Fairford had previously served as a launch point for U.S. bombing operations against Iran.
The circumstances surrounding the arrests have not been fully explained, although the incident raised concerns about potential threats to Western military facilities.
Last month, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham suggested that the activity at RAF Fairford was likely to have been coordinated from Iran.
Tehran's ambassador to the UK rejected the allegation.
The reported threat comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, following the wider conflict involving the two countries.
The movement of aircraft from RAF Mildenhall highlights growing security concerns surrounding U.S. military assets stationed in Europe.
However, neither the U.S. military nor British authorities have publicly confirmed the nature of the latest threat or whether it is directly connected to the earlier incident at RAF Fairford.
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