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  "id": 14017717,
  "title": "UK PM Burnham says Iran’s IRGC ‘highly likely’ to have been behind RAF Fairford incident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/uk-pm-burnham-says-irans-irgc-highly-likely-to-have-been-behind-raf",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T17:56:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3370646/uk-pm-burnham-says-irans-irgc-highly-likely-have-been-behind-raf-fairford-incident"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford airbase in Britain was “highly likely” to have been coordinated in Iran, and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The RAF Fairford base in southwest England, which had been used by US bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, became the focal point for a major…",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Security incident at US-run airbase was almost certainly directed by Iran, UK prime minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/security-incident-at-us-run-airbase-was-almost-certainly-directed-by",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:00:37.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/uk-pm-burnham-says-irans-irgc-likely-behind-raf-fairford-incident",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "UK imposes new sanctions on Iran over RAF Fairford incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/uk-imposes-new-sanctions-on-iran-over-raf-fairford-incident",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:43:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/uk-pm-burnham-says-irans-irgc-likely-behind-raf-fairford-incident-13996079",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:46:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "29 nations condemn Iran’s hostile activities, back UK claims over Fairford base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/29-nations-condemn-irans-hostile-activities-back-uk-claims-over",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:01:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "30 countries condemn Iran over UK airbase incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/30-countries-condemn-iran-over-uk-airbase-incident",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:32:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "‘Iran smells weakness’: Burnham challenged over IRGC after airbase plot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/iran-smells-weakness-burnham-challenged-over-irgc-after-airbase-plot",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:45:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "British airbase plot 'almost certainly directed' by Iran Guards says PM Burnham",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/british-airbase-plot-almost-certainly-directed-by-iran-guards-says-pm",
        "published": "2026-10-12T17:37:21.000Z"
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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."
}