UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, PM says
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has confirmed that the government believes Iran was involved in a security incident at RAF Fairford. Five suspects remain on bail under strict conditions despite criticism from US officials.
Why it matters
The incident highlights rising international tensions and the challenges of managing security threats involving foreign state actors.
Figure caption, Watch: 'Strong indications' Iran played a part in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says
Political editor Published 15 minutes ago The government believes that Iran played a part in the RAF Fairford incident which resulted in five men being arrested and then bailed, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said.
"We will say more in due course but we can confirm... that we believe Iran to have played a part," he told the BBC. He did not provide further details. Tehran has strongly denied any involvement.
Burnham's comments come after it emerged that one of the five men had dialled 999 himself before the group were arrested.
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