Two men are charged in the UK over an incident at RAF Fairford, with suspicion of assisting Iranian intelligence
Two British nationals were charged with national security offenses following an incident at a U.S. military base in England. Police believe Iran was involved, and the UK Prime Minister suggested Iran may have coordinated the plot.
- Mohmed Abdulkarim was charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service.
- Nouman Essghir was charged with entering a forbidden site for harmful purposes.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated the apparent plot was almost certainly directed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
- Laurence Taylor, head of counter-terrorism police, believes Iran is responsible.
- Two British nationals were charged with national security offenses.
- The United States withdrew all its B-1 bombers from the base.
- Ken McCallum said more than 50 people have been arrested over Iran-linked plots in the past year.
- Police arrested seven suspects after the incident at the airbase.
- The other accused man is accused of intentionally entering a restricted area to harm British interests.
- Five people were detained near the base perimeter late one night in September.
- Six other men remain on bail living in London.
- Iran has repeatedly denied any involvement in the accusations.
- British authorities have linked Tehran to the incident.
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