Rubio: US bombers leaving UK not linked to suspected plot
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was no direct link between the sudden removal of his country's bombers from the UK's RAF Fairford airbase and a suspected Iranian plot at the site last week. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] The planes had been stationed at RAF Fairford, the preferred European base for US bombers, and had recently been used in US strikes on Iran. Last week, five British men were arrested near the base, which Iran's Revolutionary Guards previously said was a legitimate target, on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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