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Police Re-Arrest Suspects in Alleged Iran Plot at RAF Fairford

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC · How we work

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UK Police Rearrest Suspects

UK counterterrorism police rearrested a 24-year-old national and a 25-year-old UK-Iranian national in an alleged Iranian plot at RAF Fairford.
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said investigators consider it highly likely Iran’s state was involved.
Gloucestershire Police received a call about three suspicious vehicles near RAF Fairford at 00:45 BST on 27 September.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the bombers were moved because of “some threats.”

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Ken McCallum Warns

MI5 chief Ken McCallum warned that Iran and Russia are expanding attacks on UK military facilities.
MI5 chief Ken McCallum said the Fairford case reflects a broader pattern, with over 50 Iran-linked arrests this year.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called Burnham’s accusations unfounded and malicious on social media.
Police re-arrested suspects under Section 3 of the 2023 National Security Act and evacuated Whelford residents, who later returned.

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UK Police Rearrest Suspects

UK counterterrorism police rearrested a 24-year-old national and a 25-year-old UK-Iranian national in an alleged Iranian plot at RAF Fairford.
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said investigators consider it highly likely Iran’s state was involved.
Gloucestershire Police received a call about three suspicious vehicles near RAF Fairford at 00:45 BST on 27 September.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the bombers were moved because of “some threats.”

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