Iran denies link to suspected bomb plot at U.K. airbase used by U.S.

Iran on Monday (September 28, 2026) denied involvement in a suspected bomb plot at a U.K. airbase used by the United States , as counter-terror police said five men in their mid-20s arrested nearby were all London-based Britons.

Tehran's denial, issued via its embassy in London, followed widespread U.K. media reports that police were probing possible Iranian links to the security scare early Sunday (September 27) at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford base.

The UK Interior Ministry has previously accused Iran and Russia of using proxies to carry out criminal activities on their behalf on UK territory.

Counter-terror police are leading the investigation after authorities were tipped off early Sunday about three "suspicious" white vans appearing to head towards the base in Gloucestershire, southwest England.