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- British police arrested five men outside a UK air base in a suspected Iran-linked plot.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham said strong indications show Iran was involved, citing last Sunday.
- Counterterrorism police charged two Iranian men on Friday for a plot targeting Manchester Jews.
- The suspects assembled homemade explosive components and scouted potential targets, authorities said.
- Experts warned an air-base attack would be a serious escalation, calling it a “jump in ambition”.