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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ‘almost certainly’ behind RAF Fairford threats, says Burnham

A B‑1B Lancer bomber at the RAF Fairford airbase, seen in near-silhouette through a wire fence. Another plane is in the background.
A B‑1B Lancer bomber at RAF Fairford. A week after the incident, the US withdrew 12 B-1 bombers stationed at the base. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/Reuters

Andy Burnham said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were “almost certainly” behind threats to RAF Fairford, the firmest attribution of responsibility made so far by the UK after an incident late last month.

The prime minister told MPs the UK would bring further sanctions against Tehran and the IRGC in the aftermath of an ambiguous episode that, despite over a fortnight of police investigation, has yet to lead to anybody being charged.

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