Security incident at US-run air base almost certainly directed by Iran, UK prime minister says
Police found gasoline in three vans and evacuated nearby homes as seven men were arrested in the counterterrorism probe, officials said.
- On Monday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told MPs that the security incident at RAF Fairford last month was "highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard."
- Five British citizens in their 20s were arrested near the Gloucestershire airbase over explosives and terrorism offences before being released on bail during the ongoing investigation.
- Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband summoned the Iranian ambassador, stating "We will not tolerate these threats on our soil," while the government announced plans for further sanctions against the IRGC.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied the allegations, writing on social media that Britain was "barking up the wrong tree" and that releasing suspects "really says it all."
- The Air Force recently redeployed its bombers from RAF Fairford back to the United States following renewed security concerns, with Burnham noting close coordination with the US regarding shared base protection.
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Attempted Attack in Fairford: Burnham Sees Tehran as a Mastermind Behind Incident Near Military Base
Several men are suspected of planning a terrorist attack on a military base in Britain. U.S. Secretary of State Rubio talks first of all about the involvement of a "foreign actor". Now the British Prime Minister Burnham becomes more concrete.
The Fairford Plot and Europe’s Host-Nation Problem
The arrests near RAF Fairford on September 27 are still surrounded by uncertainty, but the incident has already raised a wider question for Britain and other European countries that host American military forces. When a base on European soil is used for US operations somewhere else, the host country is not only offering logistical support. […] The post The Fairford Plot and Europe’s Host-Nation Problem appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
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Britain Blames Iran’s IRGC for Attempted Terror Plot That Forced U.S. Bombers Out of the UK
Britain on Monday blamed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for a suspected terror plot targeting RAF Fairford, the British airbase used by American bombers to strike Iran, following a security threat that prompted the United States to withdraw all 12 B-1 bombers stationed there.
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