Premature to Say Whether Iran Involved in Incident at RAF Base Used by USAF: UK Defense Secretary
The Iranian Embassy in London criticized 'unfounded and malicious speculations' linking Iran to the incident at the RAF Fairford airbase in England.
TL;DR
- British defense secretary Wes Streeting considers it premature to link the incident to Iran.
- Five British nationals, aged 23-25 from the London area, were arrested near RAF Fairford.
- The arrests followed a farmer's report of three large white vans heading toward the airfield.
- RAF Fairford is used by the U.S. Air Force, including bombers involved in the Middle East conflict.
- U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the arrested individuals were looking to do "big damage" to the base.