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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
James Walker

Revealed: Surge in US military flights from Prestwick before latest Iran strikes

Prestwick Airport (Image: Robert Perry/ Getty Images)

US military use of Scotland's publicly owned Prestwick Airport spiked in the days before the latest strikes on Iran, The National can reveal.

Analysis of flight tracking data shows US military aircraft departed Glasgow Prestwick Airport at least eight times in the week leading up to yesterday’s renewed strikes on Iran, which threaten a fragile ceasefire.

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