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  "id": 15775764,
  "title": "UK rearrests 2 men over suspected Iran plot at RAF Fairford",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uk-rearrests-2-men-over-suspected-iran-plot-at-raf-fairford",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:30:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/europe/uk-rearrests-2-men-over-suspected-iran-plot-at-raf-fairford-1.500717557"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British police have rearrested two men on suspicion of aiding Iran's intelligence agency in a plot targeting a U.S.-operated air base in England, RAF Fairford. The men, a 24-year-old British citizen and a 25-year-old dual British-Iranian national, were initially arrested but released on bail. Police are probing a September 27th terror plot against the base, which has been utilized for bombing Iran during the ongoing war. Though traces of gasoline were discovered at the scene, no explosives were found. Iran has been implicated in the incident, leading the U.S. to withdraw its bombers from RAF Fairford. Five other individuals arrested earlier are still on bail, but no one has been formally charged. National Counter Terrorism Policing in the UK, Laurence Taylor, stated that the investigation is ongoing and highly complex, emphasizing that the British government strongly believes in the involvement of the Iranian state.",
  "summary": "2 men rearrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a US-run air base",
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        "title": "UK police re-arrest two men on suspicion of helping Iranian intelligence over RAF Fairford incident",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T16:51:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "2 men rearrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a US-run air base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/2-men-rearrested-in-uk-on-suspicion-of-assisting-iran-over-suspected",
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        "title": "UK rearrests two men over suspected Iranian intelligence plot targeting RAF Fairford base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uk-rearrests-two-men-over-suspected-iranian-intelligence-plot",
        "published": "2026-10-20T17:07:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Two re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/two-re-arrested-on-suspicion-of-assisting-iran-intelligence-after-raf",
        "published": "2026-10-20T17:10:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "UK rearrests duo on suspicion of aiding Iran in alleged plot at US-run airbase",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uk-rearrests-duo-on-suspicion-of-aiding-iran-in-alleged-plot-at-us",
        "published": "2026-10-20T17:49:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "2 men rearrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at U.S.-run air base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/2-men-rearrested-in-uk-on-suspicion-of-assisting-iran-over-suspected-15805449",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:37:51.000Z"
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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."
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