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The US Air Force abruptly withdrew about a dozen B-1 bombers used in the Iran conflict from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after an investigation into an alleged planned attack on the base. The move followed the arrest of five men in three vans near the base, and a sixth British-Iranian national, all of whom were later released on bail — a decision that drew criticism from the Pentagon. Downing Street insisted the base remained secure, while questions linger over the strength of any actual Iranian link to the plot, given Tehran's mixed track record on such operations.