The US deployed a B1 bomber from a British base to attack Iran, as Donald Trump escalated his renewed strike campaign, officials said. It was the first such mission launched from the UK since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. The B1, which can carry two dozen 2,000lb bombs, took off from RAF Fairford on Tuesday, and was seen on plane-tracking websites. Bombs seen on trolleys near the wing of a B1 bomber at RAF Fairford earlier in the Iran war - ReutersEd Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, has long been opposed to this position, prompting concern from the White House over his appointment. A military source told Iran's Tasnim news agency that Tehran would attack US regional infrastructure in retaliation.