UK PM says IRGC ‘almost certainly’ directed plot at US air base, Tehran denies
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated that Iran's IRGC almost certainly directed a security plot against the RAF Fairford air base in England. While seven suspects were arrested, no formal charges have been filed yet.
Why it matters
The attribution of a direct attack plot by a state actor against a NATO-allied military base significantly escalates tensions between the UK, the US, and Iran.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) almost certainly directed a security incident at the US-run RAF Fairford air base in England last month. The UK government also summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against what it called Tehran's attempts to undermine British security.Meanwhile, a joint statement issued by the foreign office and signed by more than 25 countries, including the US, also recognised Britain's attribution of Iranian involvement in the incident.British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) almost certainly directed a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford, a British air base used by US bombers to strike Iran.“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," Burnham told lawmakers, "We will not tolerate these threats on our soil,” Burnham…
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