UK PM Burnham says Iran likely behind RAF base incident: Is there evidence?

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK’s security services have “strong indications” of Iranian involvement in the incident at a British Royal Air Force (RAF) station near Fairford this week in which five men were arrested before they were released on bail.The five British men were spotted near the airbase and arrested on Sunday on suspicion of “terrorism” and explosives offences, before they were released.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Strong indications’ Iran linked to suspected UK airbase plotlist 2 of 3Is Iran losing its leverage over the Strait of Hormuz?list 3 of 3Iran parades Shahed drones through capitalend of listThe United States has used the British base to carry out operations in various conflicts, including to deploy bombers in its war against Iran.Iran has strongly denied any involvement with the airbase incident, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying British authorities are “barking up the wrong tree”.So, what do we know about the incident, and is there evidence Iran played a role?What happened at the airbase?Authorities were alerted to suspicious activity near the base early Sunday morning, including three vans parked oddly and a g...

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