Why did the Pentagon rush to pull all of its B1 stealth bombers from a British airbase? | DW News

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says it was a routine redeployment but President Trump says it was in response to a threat. The decision comes a week after five men were arrested near the base on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack. Police later arrested another man with dual British-Iranian citizenship. All six have since been released on bail. Iran has strongly denied any involvement. We speak to our UK correspondent Birgit Maass and Bryan Clark, a defense expert at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. 00:00 US bombers pulled from UK base 00:23 Terror plot arrests and Iran denial 00:40 Why the withdrawal came as a surprise 01:17 Threat response or routine redeployment? 02:29 Mystery surrounding the RAF Fairford incident 03:16 UK government avoids speculation 04:04 Did the US lose confidence in UK security? 04:51 Terror suspects released on bail 05:57 Trump and Rubio offer conflicting explanations 07:14 Defense expert: bombers moved due to threat 09:13 What are B-1 bombers

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