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.
According to police, the suspects are British citizens in their twenties.
The Iranian Embassy in London denied reports of Tehran's possible involvement in planning a terrorist attack at the British Fairford Air Base. "The Iranian Embassy in London categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent baseless and malicious speculations published by some British individuals and media outlets that attempt to link Iran to five suspects detained near the British Air Force base," says a social media report.
(London=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ji-yeon = A suspected bomb attack plot detected near the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford base, used by U.S. Air Force bombers, and related...
The five men arrested near the RAF base are all British nationals living in London - The Iranian embassy's post The post Britain: Iran denies any involvement in a planned attack on the RAF base appeared first on in.gr.
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