U.K. believes Iran "played a part" in incident near RAF Fairford base used by U.S. forces, prime minister says
Five British men were arrested and later bailed as police found gasoline but no explosives, while investigators examine possible foreign-state involvement.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there are "strong indications" that Iran played a part in the weekend incident at RAF Fairford, where five men were arrested near the U.S.-run military air base on suspicion of terror offenses.
- Located 100 miles west of London, the base has been used by American bombers during decades of Middle East conflicts, including this year's war with Iran.
- Police investigating the perimeter breach found a quantity of gasoline in the suspects' vans, though no explosives were recovered during the "complex and serious" investigation.
- Top U.S. officials criticized the decision to grant bail to the five suspects, with President Donald Trump saying "I wouldn't have done that" and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying people were "disturbed" by the move.
- British officials reported that national security cases involving hostile states, including Iran, increased by 50% in the six months to December 2025, though Iran has denied involvement in the RAF Fairford incident.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The leaders of Britain and the United States have suggested, without giving evidence, that Iran played a role in two major security incidents this week, the arrests near a U.S.-run military base in England used in the war against Tehran and the attack in the cockpit of an Israel-bound plane.
RECIT - Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke of "strong indications" of Iranian involvement while the police are still investigating a possible attempt to attack the RAF site.
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UK says there are indications Iran played a part in security incident at US-run air base
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has “strong indications” that Iran played a part in the incident that saw five men arrested near a U.S.-run military air base in England late at night, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Thursday that he "knocked the wrong door, after he said that there are "solid indications about Iran's involvement in the alleged terrorist attack played in the vicinity of the British military base at Fairford," informs EFE and Agerpres.
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