U.S. Withdraws B-1 Bombers From RAF Fairford, 5 October 2026

Bombers leave Britain

London, 5 October 2026. The United States Air Force has withdrawn all of its B-1 Lancer strategic bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The Pentagon said the aircraft have returned to bases in the United States.

The base had been used during the war with Iran. The pullout follows arrests at RAF Fairford earlier this year.

The wider file

Cabinet officials discussed next steps on Iran and the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen at Camp David on Friday. Vice President JD Vance chaired the meeting. It was not announced in advance.

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Sunday the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven conditions in a June memorandum with the United States are met.