Speaking in Parliament on Monday, October 12, Burnham confirmed the British government’s assessment of the suspected incident, which triggered a major security response at the air base used by US bombers to conduct strikes against Iran.
\n\nBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said that a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford in southwest England was highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Reuters.
\n\n“I can confirm our assessment that it is highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC),” Burnham told lawmakers.
\n\nThe incident came to prominence after five British men were arrested near RAF Fairford in the early hours of September 27 on suspicion of terrorism and explosives-related offences. US officials subsequently told Reuters that investigators suspected a plot involving Iran to launch a drone attack on the facility.
\n\nUS President Donald Trump said last week that an Iran-linked threat had prompted Washington to withdraw its B-1 bombers from the base.
\n\nIran has denied involvement in the incident, describing the allegations as “unfounded and malicious speculations”
\n\nDetails of the suspected plot remain limited. The five men…
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