A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford air base Sept. 29, after police declared a major incident at the base in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain.
British counterterrorism police said Tuesday they have rearrested two men in their investigation into last month’s incident at RAF Fairford in England, where US B-1 bombers were based.
A 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual British-Iranian national were rearrested on suspicion of assisting Iran’s foreign intelligence service, police said in a statement.
“This is very much a live investigation, and our evidence gathering continues, but at this time our position remains the same; we consider it highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement,” said Laurence Taylor, a senior counterterrorism police officer.
Earlier this month, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford, a military base used by US forces in England, was “almost certainly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard.” Iran has firmly rejected the accusations.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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