Trump said that the US bombers in England were drawn in due to the possibility of an "Iran threat".

Mücahit Oktay October 6, 2026 • Update: October 6, 2026 While leaving the White House before his trip to Nebraska, Trump made statements to journalists regarding the relocation of the US military aircraft in England. Trump said, "There were some threats and rather than provoking the enemy, we will capture and defeat the enemy, but why should we leave them there?" He added, "We moved them a little, not too far." Trump used the phrase, "Transporting them costs very little money." In response to the question about the source of the threat to the bombers, Trump asserted that these threats "could be connected to Iran." When a reporter asked Trump, "Did you make this because Iran put attack drones in England?" Trump replied, "I cannot say this, but if they do, they will pay a heavy price." Referring to the attempted hijacking of the Israeli aircraft, Trump stated that "the responsible party could be Iran." The United States Department of Defense (Pentagon), in a statement to the Wall Street Journal, said, "We can confirm that all US bombers currently deployed to RAF Fairford have returned to their main bases in the US." They stated that they are taking the possibility of an epidemic in Russia very seriously. US President Trump addressed the question of what measures have been taken to prevent the disease seen in Russia from spreading to his country, saying, "We are taking this matter very seriously right now. We just have the news." Emphasizing that it was "too early to take any step" regarding the issue, Trump stressed that the matter is a "big problem" for Russia. Trump said, "They call this tuberculosis; you know, treatment for tuberculosis was easier years ago. Microbes and bacteria have become disproportionately stronger, but we will help them. We will help as much as we can." According to the Russian TASS news agency, in a statement from the Russian Human Health and Consumer Rights Protection Service (Rospotrebnadzor), special precautions were taken due to the illness of an employee of the Siberian and Far Eastern Irkutsk Plague Control Institute.