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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, UK, after an investigation into an alleged planned terrorist attack on the base. The withdrawal followed the arrest of five men near the base in three vans, plus a sixth British-Iranian national; all were later released on bail, drawing criticism from the Pentagon. Downing Street insisted the base remains secure, but the episode has raised questions in the UK about the scope of threats linked to the Iran war reaching allied territory.