US reportedly evacuates aircraft from RAF Mildenhall over Iran threat

Evacuation comes weeks after US withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford over suspected Iran-linked security incident

The US military has reportedly evacuated aircraft from a second airbase in Britain after a threat from Iran.

Two US refuelling tankers that were using the RAF Mildenhall military base diverted to Germany on Monday morning, while several other tankers at the base were moved to Germany and other locations later in the day, according to the Wall Street Journal.