{"id":385191,"date":"2026-10-06T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/was-iran-planning-to-mimic-ukraines-operation-spiderweb-drone-attack-on-raf-fairford\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:00:59","slug":"was-iran-planning-to-mimic-ukraines-operation-spiderweb-drone-attack-on-raf-fairford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/was-iran-planning-to-mimic-ukraines-operation-spiderweb-drone-attack-on-raf-fairford\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Iran planning to mimic Ukraine&#8217;s &#8216;Operation Spiderweb&#8217; drone attack on RAF Fairford?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xDMUyeLa5WU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Was Iran planning to mimic Ukraine's 'Operation Spiderweb' drone attack on RAF Fairford?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xDMUyeLa5WU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US may have pulled their bombers back from RAF Fairford over fears Iran was planning to target the base in a mass drone attack.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s defence and security editor Deborah Haynes said there was talk among officials that the Iranians may have been planning to mimic Operation Siderweb.<\/p>\n<p>That operation saw 117 Ukrainian drones target Russian long-range bombers on an airfield at Belaya Air Base in June 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump said the decision to remove the bombers were due to &quot;threats&quot; to the airbase.<\/p>\n<p>Full stories: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/us-removes-all-air-force-bombers-from-raf-fairford-after-suspected-terror-plot-13595162<\/p>\n<p>#raffairford #donaldtrump #iran #b1bomber <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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