British airbase plot 'almost certainly directed' by Iran Guards: UK PM

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Parliament that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps almost certainly directed an incident at RAF Fairford in southwest England. The British government described the incident as a major scare at an airbase used by the United States, while allies warned Tehran against hostile acts.

Britain's government Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of being behind a major scare at a UK airbase used by the United States, as allies including Washington warned Tehran against hostile acts. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the British parliament that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "almost certainly directed" an incident at Royal Air Force Fairford in southwest England last month.