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The United States has evacuated American military aircraft from a military base in England on Monday following a threat from Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited sources familiar with the matter.

The exact threat to the base, Royal Air Force base Mildenhall, remains under discussion by US officials, The WSJ reported.

Two US refueling aircraft were diverted to Germany on Monday morning and several other refueling planes were diverted to both Germany and other locations later in the day, the journal reported, citing another official familiar with the matter.