{"id":2040,"date":"2026-09-30T19:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newslive.com\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:53:12","slug":"uk-says-there-are-strong-indications-iran-played-a-part-in-a-security-incident-at-a-us-run-air-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1newslive.com\/?p=2040","title":{"rendered":"UK says there are strong indications Iran played a part in a security incident at a US-run air base"},"content":{"rendered":"


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LONDON — <\/span>The U.K. has \u201cstrong indications\u201d that Iran played a part in the incident that saw five men arrested near a U.S.-run military air base<\/a> in England late at night, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Burnham said U.K. and U.S. officials are carrying out a \u201ccomplex and serious\u201d investigation into how and why five men and three vans were near the perimeter of RAF Fairford, a base that has been used by American bombers striking Iran during this year’s war.<\/p>\n

Five British men in their 20s were arrested Sunday<\/a> on suspicion of explosives offenses and planning an act of terror, before being released on bail a day later. Police say they found a quantity of an accelerant \u2013 gasoline \u2013 in the vans, but no explosives.<\/p>\n

Burnham did not provide details about what the suspects were planning or why the U.K. thinks Iran was involved. He said he would \u201cupdate people more in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford, but of course it remains an ongoing, complex, and serious police investigation,\u201d Burnham told the BBC in one of a series of interviews with British broadcasters. \u201cAnd of course, we are working closely with our colleagues in the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran has denied involvement in the incident. It has previously said that it considers any base used to attack its territory a legitimate target<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The base 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East, including this year\u2019s war with Iran.<\/p>\n

Top U.S. officials have criticized the decision to grant the suspects bail, with President Donald Trump saying \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have done that” and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying a lot of people were \u201cdisturbed\u201d by the move.<\/p>\n

Burnham said authorities have the investigation under \u201cthe strongest grip and the closest control,\u201d and British officials had been \u201ctalking to counterparts in the United States all week to explain what is happening here, how things are being done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have complete confidence in the way British security services are handling this,\u201d he told the BBC.<\/p>\n

Laurence Taylor, the head of British counterterror policing, said Tuesday that the suspects remain under investigation and the decision to grant bail was grounded in \u201cexperience and strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said a line of inquiry is whether the suspected offenses were committed by \u201cproxies or individuals, either knowingly or unknowingly, working on behalf of a foreign state.\u201d<\/p>\n

The arrests came at a time of heightened tensions around the threat from hostile states, with British security services saying Russia and Iran have both used proxies to commit crimes on U.K. soil. British officials have said the number of national security cases involving activity by hostile states, including Iran, increased by 50% in the six months to December 2025.<\/p>\n

U.K. officials also say proxies linked to Iran have been behind a string of arsons and other attacks in the U.K. and other countries, many of them targeting the Jewish community and intended to sow fear. They have previously warned that Tehran could expand its targets in the U.K. if conflicts in the Middle East continue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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