{
  "id": 11035166,
  "title": "Iran’s Araghchi rejects UK claim of Tehran’s role in air base incident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/irans-araghchi-rejects-uk-claim-of-tehrans-role-in-air-base-incident",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T21:37:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-araghchi-rejects-uk-claim-tehrans-role-airbase-incident"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi dismissed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's assertion that Iran had a role in an alleged attempted attack on RAF Fairford, a British military base used by the United States for operations against Iran. Araghchi expressed Iran's stance on the matter through a social media post, emphasizing the release of \"supposed terrorists working for foreign states\" as a clear indication of the accusations' baselessness. He firmly stated, \"You're barking up the wrong tree.\" Burnham's office reiterated their belief that Iran was involved in the incident, but Araghchi countered, asserting, \"You're barking up the wrong tree.\"",
  "summary": "Iran’s Araghchi rejects UK claim of Tehran’s role in air base incident Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday rejected UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's claim that Iran \"played a part\" in a suspected attempted attack on RAF Fairford, a British base used by the US to conduct its war on Iran. \"I can confirm Iran's belief that releasing supposed terrorists working for foreign…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}