{
  "id": 13998830,
  "title": "British airbase plot ‘almost certainly directed’ by Iran’s Guards, says UK PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/british-airbase-plot-almost-certainly-directed-by-irans-guards-says-13998830",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T15:46:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/12/british-airbase-plot-almost-certainly-directed-by-iran-s-guards-says-uk-pm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has stated that Iran's Revolutionary Guards almost certainly directed a security scare at a UK airbase, which served as the US military's base for operations in Iran. The US withdrew all its B-1 bombers from the Royal Air Force Fairford in response to the incident that occurred on September 27. Burnham emphasized that Britain would not tolerate such threats on its soil and would take action to target and sanction Iran's criminal networks. The Foreign Office summoned Iran's ambassador to the UK for discussions and announced the designation of two Iranian nationals for their involvement in facilitating or engaging in hostile activities on behalf of the Iranian regime. Despite a thorough counter-terrorism investigation, no charges were filed against the seven suspects arrested, including a British-Iranian national, following the incident. British authorities declared the situation a major threat, prompting the evacuation of a nearby village, but the source and nature of the threat remain unclear.",
  "summary": "Keir Starmer vowed to crack down on Iran’s use of criminal networks in the UK, targeting both the networks and their funding.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford bomb plot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/uk-pm-burnham-says-irans-irgc-likely-behind-raf-fairford-bomb-plot",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:04:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "British airbase plot ‘almost certainly directed’ by Iran’s Guards, says UK PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/british-airbase-plot-almost-certainly-directed-by-irans-guards-says",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:46:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Iran ‘almost certainly’ behind US air-base attack attempt: UK prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/iran-almost-certainly-behind-us-air-base-attack-attempt-uk-prime",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:13:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran's ambassador to UK denies role in RAF Fairford plot, Iranian state media says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/irans-ambassador-to-uk-denies-role-in-raf-fairford-plot-iranian-state",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:49:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "UK’s Burnham says Iran’s IRGC likely behind airbase incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/uks-burnham-says-irans-irgc-likely-behind-airbase-incident",
        "published": "2026-10-12T17:13:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}