New Iran risk on UK soil as US ‘evacuates plane’ from RAF base
The news broke hours after Donald Trump claimed the Iran War was “effectively over” – but did not say when troops will return home to US soil
The threat level of an attack at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, has also been raised to Charlie(Image: Cambridge News)
US military personnel have reportedly evacuated aircraft from a British RAF base in Suffolk. Officials have acted in the wake of a threat from Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The threat level of an attack at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, has also been raised to Charlie, the third-highest level, meaning officials believe an attack is likely.
The nature of the threat remains unclear. A US Air Force spokesperson did not confirm details of the redeployment, but did not deny it took place. A similar move has additionally reportedly taken place at RAF Lakenheath, also in Suffolk.
‘We’ve addressed it by moving people away from the threat’(Image: Getty)
“We’ve addressed it by moving people away from the threat,” American secretary of state Marco Rubio is said to have replied when asked about the concerns.
The development comes hours after President Donald Trump claimed the war in Iran was “militarily over”. In an unexpected press conference, he said: “Iran militarily is effectively over. We’re just keeping it the status quo.”
Trump, however, gave no hint of a drawdown of the thousands of US troops who have been shifted to the waters off of Iran and maintain a naval blockade to stem the flow of Iranian oil into the global market.
Trump held an unplanned press conference on Tuesday(Image: Getty)
“We’re keeping it going. We have the greatest military blockade ever,” Trump added. He claimed Iran has been “decapitated” but said he is still looking to make sure there’s a long-term solution to ensuring that Iran’s nuclear program is defanged.
It was some of Trump’s most definitive comments about moving away from his threat to resume strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections had passed. The President’s Republican Party lost both chambers of Congress to Democrats in last week’s elections.
The elections were shadowed by dissatisfaction among the American electorate over the eight-month-old war, which has led to a surge in fuel prices that’s impacted nearly every sector of the global economy.
