According to a statement reported by the BBC, the bombers deployed to RAF Fairford were “redeployed to their home stations” in the United States. The authority that issued the statement is not identified in the available information.
The type of aircraft is not described consistently by all sources. Deutsche Welle and the Guardian report that B-1 bombers were among the aircraft withdrawn; however, the available material does not establish the total number of aircraft involved.
The withdrawal was reported in connection with an investigation into an alleged or purported terrorist plan targeting RAF Fairford. The sources agree on the link between the two events, but do not clarify whether the threat prompted the redeployment or whether it was carried out for another reason.
Several people were arrested in connection with the alleged plot against the base, according to accounts cited by the Guardian, the Times of India and Deutsche Welle. The available information provides no further verified details about the arrests beyond their connection with the investigation.
The Times of India reports that British authorities may have indicated possible Iranian involvement in the alleged plot. This is an allegation attributed to the outlet’s account, not an element established by the available information.
According to the Times of India, Tehran rejected the allegations of Iranian involvement and summoned the British ambassador. These diplomatic developments, too, are reported by only one source in the material examined.
The common point across the sources, therefore, remains the withdrawal of the U.S. bombers from RAF Fairford and their return, according to the statement cited by the BBC, to their home stations in the United States. The direct reason for the decision, the precise number of aircraft and the validity of the hypothesis of Iranian involvement remain undefined.