B-1 Bombers Removed From UK Base in Response to Suspected Iranian Terrorist Plot

A U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber comes in to land at RAF Fairford in Fairford, England, on March 11, 2026. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The Pentagon has pulled all of its B-1 bombers from a UK base in response to a suspected Iranian terrorist plot reported by the British government earlier in the week.

The supersonic, long-range heavy bombers belonging to the U.S. Air Force were stationed at RAF Fairford air base northwest of London.

“While operational security precluded us from confirming the movement of our assets and forces in real-time, we can acknowledge now that all U.S. bombers that were deployed to ‌RAF ⁠Fairford have re-deployed to their home stations in the United States,” a ‌Pentagon spokesman wrote in an email.

The planes had previously been used for U.S. strikes on Iran. Former UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer allowed the United States to use British bases to launch defensive strikes against Iranian missile sites on March 1.

This is a developing news story and will be updated.

Reuters contributed to this report.