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The Air Force has pulled all of its bombers out of a key base in England days after six
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people were arrested in an alleged plot to attack it. All of the American B-1 bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have now returned to their home
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bases in the U.S., according to Pentagon officials. The withdrawal involves at least 12 bombers, including several that had only recently arrived
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in England as a part of a regular rotation. Officials told NBC News the sudden departure wasn't triggered by a new threat
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but was related to threat reporting that already existed. They did not elaborate on that
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The move follows the arrests of six people in connection with a suspected plot to attack Fairford
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a base the U.S. has used to launch strikes against Iran. And British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says there are, quote
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strong indications Iran played a role. All six suspects have since been released on bail
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And over the weekend, President Trump again said the U.S. has a decision to make about Iran
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Iran's been decimated. So the only question is, it'll either be the easy way or the hard way
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We'll have it the easy way or the hard way. Trump's comments follow his threat last week to bomb Iran before the midterm elections
