Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times,
Last month's suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford, an airbase shared with the United States in England, was likely coordinated and directed by Iran's ruling regime, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Oct. 12.
"I can confirm our assessment that it is highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran - almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard [IRGC]," Burnham told lawmakers.
Burnham said investigators were in close contact with the United States about protective security at shared military bases in the UK and were continuing to investigate the case.
Seven suspects, all in their 20s, were arrested on terror and explosives charges for their alleged involvement in the RAF Fairford incident on Sept. 27.
Police responded to local tips about suspicious activity near the facility in Gloucestershire, England. Officers stopped three vans heading toward the airbase used by American forces to launch strikes against Iran.
Police and military explosive disposal teams searched the vehicles and found gasoline inside but no explosives, investigators said.
The Pentagon has since removed its heavy bombers from the base. The men have been released from custody and
