LONDON — A suspected terror plot around the RAF Fairford airbase is "highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran," Andy Burnham said on Monday. The U.K. prime minister told MPs the attack was "almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard." The incident near the RAF Fairford airbase — which the U.S. has used to conduct defensive strikes against Iran — took place on Sept. 27. Seven men have been arrested as part of an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing.
All have been released on bail. The force said last week it is considering "possible foreign state involvement" as part of its enquiries. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Burnham said: "We will not tolerate these threats on our soil." "We will crack down on Iran's use of criminal networks using our full range of powers to target them and their funding streams, and we will bring further sanctions to restrict the capacity of Iran and the IRGC to do us harm." In the days after the September incident, U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News it "clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor" — but did not disclose further details. The Pentagon withdrew all its B-1 bombers from the airbase earlier this month, and U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters: "There were some threats."
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