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UK Sees Trump’s Bomber Pullback as Boost for Iran and Russia

Bloomberg - Tuesday, October 6, 2026 by Alex Wickham and Ellen Milligan and Gerry Doyle and |
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President Donald Trump’s decision to move US B-1B bombers from a UK airbase citing terror threats may embolden Iran and Russia’s use of proxies to carry out sabotage attacks, according to current and former British officials.

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Gen Chuck Wald, USAF (ret.), says threats against US military bases are not unusual and says the departure of B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford is being depicted “a little bit out of context.”

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