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Iran denies involvement in suspected terror plot at UK airbase
- Five British men were arrested on Sunday near RAF Fairford on suspicion of preparing a terror attack after police received reports of suspicious vehicles and recovered suspected explosives.
- RAF Fairford, located 100 miles west of London, serves as a deployment site for American B-1 and B-52 bombers during the Iran conflict, making it a strategic target that Tehran has previously designated as a legitimate objective.
- President Donald Trump said authorities had the suspects "under view" for some time through U.S.-British cooperation, while British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting called it "a proud moment" for police and intelligence services.
- Iran's London embassy "categorically rejects and strongly condemns" the unfounded speculation linking Tehran to the plot, while investigators hold the five suspects under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act for up to 14 days.
- National security cases involving hostile states increased 50% in the six months to December 2025, and officials continue investigating potential links to Russia or non-state militant groups regarding the Fairford incident.
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After the possible attempt to attack near a British Air Force base there are new findings. According to the police, the arrested are British citizens. Iran sharply rejected a connection.
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Iran denies involvement in US-run airbase plot after UK nationals held
Iran denied involvement on Monday in a suspected plot to attack a British airbase used by the United States to strike Iranian sites, and police said five men arrested over explosives and terrorism offences were British nationals. British police arrested the five early on Sunday after being alerted to three white vans driving towards RAF […]
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