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Five arrested in suspected Iranian attempt to attack USAF base
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- Sep 27, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC
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Five men were arrested after three suspicious vans were spotted heading toward RAF Fairford, as British counter-terror police investigate a possible Iranian-linked terror plot.
US President Donald Trump says the five people arrested over the alleged plot planned to do "big damage" to a British air base used by the US Air Force in south-west England.
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of terrorism offenses. An Iranian-linked motive is considered most likely, while Russian and Islamist plots are also being investigated