Threats against U.S. troops in Europe, and their families, are piling up, from Iran-backed plots in England to Russian sabotage in Germany and Romania.
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 14 NOVEMBER 2026
Stars and Stripes reports that U.S. tankers left RAF Mildenhall after a reported Iran threat, and Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath went to Force Protection Condition Charlie, weeks after B-1 bombers were pulled from RAF Fairford over a suspected Iran-backed plot. Iran's security chief says any base used to strike Iran is a target, and European Command is now telling troops and families to vary their commutes, limit what they share online and stay alert in crowds.
Mike Ritland breaks down what these threats mean for troops and families living off base, why so little is being said about the investigations in England, and how cyberattacks on freezers in Europe and at U.S. military commissaries fit the pattern.
Also covered:
- Israel's Mossad chief in Washington as the push to restart strikes on Iran grows
- Iran's Bahrain drone claim and more mines in the Strait of Hormuz
- The U.N. watchdog says it can't locate Iran's Isfahan enrichment plant
- Turkey and Qatar sign a mutual defense pact
- The nationwide FAA ground stop
- A bomb found at an ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois
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0:00 Today's headlines
0:37 Threats to U.S. troops and families in Europe
4:41 Pressure to restart strikes on Iran
8:02 Bahrain drones and more mines in Hormuz
10:50 The U.N. can't find Iran's enrichment plant
12:57 Turkey and Qatar sign a defense pact
15:00 The FAA ground stop
17:15 Bomb found at a Peoria ethanol plant
