US pulls bombers from UK base: Is Iran manoeuvring Trump’s war plans?美国从英国基地撤回轰炸机：伊朗是否在操纵特朗普的战争计划？
The bombers at the Fairford base were officially stationed there for defensive strikes – at the behest of the UK government – and likely had a modest targeting list, said Christoph Bergs, an analyst at the world’s oldest defence and security thinktank, the Royal United Services Institute. “Their withdrawal reduces the capacity to quickly surge sorties against Iran, reducing the threat level somewhat,” Bergs told Al Jazeera.
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The bombers at the Fairford base were officially stationed there for defensive strikes – at the behest of the UK government – and likely had a modest targeting list, said Christoph Bergs, an analyst at the world’s oldest defence and security thinktank, the Royal United Services Institute. “Their withdrawal reduces the capacity to quickly surge sorties against Iran, reducing the threat level somewhat,” Bergs told Al Jazeera.
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半岛电视台报道
皇家联合军种研究所（RUSI）分析师克里斯托夫·伯格斯表示，费尔福德基地的轰炸机官方部署于此是为了执行防御性打击任务——这是英国政府的要求——而且它们的打击目标可能并不多。RUSI是世界上历史最悠久的国防和安全智库。“它们的撤离降低了迅速对伊朗增派轰炸机的能力，从而在一定程度上降低了威胁等级，”伯格斯告诉半岛电视台。
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