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UK PM: Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated that the recent incident at RAF Fairford was "highly likely" orchestrated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The incident involved the arrest of five British men near the airbase on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses. US officials indicated a suspected drone attack plot linked to Iran, with former President Donald Trump noting a threat that led to the withdrawal of US bombers from the base. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a high-level political statement from a Prime Minister regarding a suspected state-sponsored security incident. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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UK PM: Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    UK PM Burnham says Iran’s IRGC ‘highly likely’ to have been behind RAF Fairford incident

    British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford airbase in Britain was “highly likely” to have been coordinated in Iran, and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The RAF Fairford base in sou…

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