Stories
UK Police Rearrest Two Men Over Suspected Iran-Linked Plot at Air Base
F
Firstpost•20-10-2026, 23:40
UK Police Rearrest Two Men Over Suspected Iran-Linked Plot at Air Base
- •British police rearrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service.
- •The arrests are linked to a suspected terror plot targeting RAF Fairford, a US-run air base in England.
- •The suspects are a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national.
- •Counter Terrorism Policing states it is highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement in the plot.
Key Questions Answered
British police rearrested a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service regarding a suspected terror plot targeting the US-run air base.
The suspected terror plot targeted RAF Fairford, a US-run base located in western England that has been used to carry out bombing operations against Iran.
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor stated that counter-terrorism police consider it highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement, and Prime Minister Andy Burnham noted the activity was likely coordinated in Iran.
