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.
CNN has reached out to the Pentagon for comment.
A UK Ministry of Defense spokesperson said that they “do not routinely comment on the activity of other nations.” The spokesperson added that “aircraft and other assets move regularly according to operational requirements.”
The movement of the planes comes after another Iran-linked threat last month to another military base in England, RAF Fairford.
RAF Fairford had been used by US B-1 bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, but they were withdrawn on security grounds shortly after five men were arrested outside the base in the early hours of September 27.
British prosecutors charged two British nationals under the National Security Act in relation to the incident outside RAF Fairford airbase, with police saying the two were suspected of assisting Iran.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
