由于担心可能受到伊朗威胁，驻扎在格洛斯特郡一处基地的12架B-1轰炸机于周日被调回美国。唐宁街坚持称，英国皇家空军费尔福德基地是安全的。此前一天，美国空军因安全担忧，突然撤走了驻扎在该格洛斯特郡基地的12架B-1轰炸机。
A dozen B-1 bombers stationed at Gloucestershire base were redeployed to US on Sunday amid concerns over possible threat from Iran Downing Street has insisted RAF Fairford is secure a day after the US air force suddenly withdrew a dozen B-1 bombers that had been stationed at the Gloucestershire base amid security concerns about a possible threat from Iran.
首相的官方发言人在例行新闻发布会上回答该军事地点是否安全时称“是的”。这与美军在前一天仓促重新部署时所表现出的担忧形成鲜明对比。
The prime minister’s official spokesperson, speaking during a scheduled briefing, said “yes” when asked if the military site was safe – contrasting with the concern showed by the US military during the hasty redeployment the day before.