The United States has decided to remove all of its B-1 bombers from an air base in the United Kingdom following a suspected terror plot in the country.

Around a dozen American bombers were stationed at the RAF Fairford air base, located northwest of London, until the Pentagon made the move on Sunday.

The air base was used as a hub for launching bomber strikes in Iran. 

The Pentagon said in a statement on Sunday: ‘While operational security precluded us from confirming the movement of our assets and forces in real-time, we can acknowledge now that all U.S. bombers that were deployed to RAF Fairford have redeployed to their home stations in the United States.’ 

This comes one week after five male suspects were arrested over an alleged terror plot that unfolded at the base.

Officials in both the US and UK said that no military equipment or personnel were harmed. The suspects were released on bail by police in England. 

The suspected bomb plot on the RAF base was foiled after one of the suspects called he police himself, it emerged last week. 

After receiving the emergency call, armed police rushed to the scene in Gloucestershire and rounded up the suspects and removed their clothing amid fears they may have been wearing suicide vests.

A Rockwell B1 Lancer heavy bomber takes off from RAF Fairford on March 17, 2026 in Fairford, England

Five men were pictured as police arrested them on terror charges near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. They are all British, from London, and in their 20s, police said. All of them have since been released on bail

No improvised explosive devices were found in the three vans involved in the alleged terror plot, police said on Tuesday. 

Laurence Taylor, the head of Counter Terrorism Policing, also noted that a quantity of gasoline was recovered from the vehicles. 

It remains unclear why one of the suspects called the police, as the incident remains under investigation. 

After the attack, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there were ‘strong indications’ that Iran played a role in the incident. 

The residents of 85 evacuated households in the nearby village of Whelford were allowed to return home on Monday after ‘explosives’ at the alleged terror attack scene were found not to be viable. 

Five men from London, aged between 23 and 25, were detained on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences close to the airbase, which is used by the US Air Force to conduct strikes against Iran.

No improvised explosive devices were found in the three vans involved in the alleged terror plot, police said on Tuesday. Laurence Taylor, the head of Counter Terrorism Policing, also noted that a quantity of gasoline was recovered from the vehicles

However, they were bailed within 36 hours and Tehran ‘categorically’ denied any involvement.

The US Secretary of State said on Tuesday that the suspected terrorist plot ‘clearly involves the hand of a foreign actor’.

Marco Rubio stopped short of directly blaming Iran – but noted the regime had ‘openly threatened to attack US interests globally’.

US officials were aware of an attack linked to Iran that involved a bomber aircraft being targeted. They were also notified of a plot to kill personnel on the base, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. 

This is a breaking news story.