Iran Denies Link to Suspected Bomb Plot at UK Airbase Used by US Bombers

5 Men Arrested Near A US-run Air Base Are Bailed As UK Police Probe Whether There’s A Link To Iran

FAIRFORD, England (AP) — Five young British men arrested on explosives and terror charges near a U.S.-operated air force base in England were released on bail Monday, and counterterror detectives said they were investigating “multiple lines of inquiry,” including whether there is a link to Iran. The men were detained early Sunday after three vans […]

Has Iran built a shadow proxy network inside the West?

The arrest of five men near RAF Fairford, the British air base used by American bombers in operations against Iran, has sharpened scrutiny of Tehran’s capacity to project asymmetric power deep inside Europe. But it has also demonstrated how quickly suspicion can run ahead of evidence. British authorities have not established any Iranian connection to the arrested individuals, all of whom have since been bailed, and Defence Secretary Wes Streetin…

Tehran blasts ‘baseless’ speculation linking Iran to alleged bomb plot at UK air base

Five men detained in connection with what was originally called a 'major incident' have already been released on bail

Iran denies link to suspected bomb plot at UK airbase used by US bombers

Iran on Monday denied involvement in a suspected bomb plot at a UK airbase used by the United States, as counter-terror police said five men in their mid-20s arrested nearby were all London-based Britons.Tehran's denial, issued via its embassy in London, followed widespread UK media reports that police were probing possible Iranian links to the...

Men accused of U.K. air base plot freed on bail as officials probe any Iran links

LONDON - Five men arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack near a military base used by U.S. bombers in the war on Iran are British nationals in their mid-20s who resided in London, British authorities said Monday, as Iran denied any connection to the alleged plot.

Iran ‘rejects’ any involvement in bomb plot near RAF airbase as British police investigate link

Experts examine vehicles after five men arrested close to facility used by US Air Force