Iran threat concerns grow as US Air Force responds to suspected drone activity at British base

US Air Force personnel at the RAF Lakenheath base in Britain responded to "suspected unauthorized drone activity" on Friday evening, although no personnel, aircraft, or infrastructure were affected, a US Air Force spokesperson said."We continue to work closely with our host nation counterparts to ensure the safety and security of our US service members, US and host nation civilians, contractors, and all of our families," the spokesperson said by email.Britain's Ministry of Defense said US Air Force Security Forces personnel had responded to reports of unauthorized drone activity and that the situation had been resolved."We are working closely with them to establish the facts. We will provide updates in due course," a ministry spokesperson said in an emailed statement.US bombers left RAF Fairford over Iran threatThe US has in recent weeks moved bombers that had been used to strike Iran out of Britain, and relocated huge refueling aircraft from Britain to Germany. A news report later said there had been a threat from Iran.The bombers left RAF Fairford on security grounds after a group of men approached ​the base in white vans in the middle of the night on September 27.Two men ​were charged last month in relation to ⁠that incident, with prosecutors alleging one of them had tried to assist Iranian intelligence in Britain.