Conflict & Security
Two men rearrested in RAF Fairford counterterrorism investigation
October 20, 2026 at 06:02 PM · Updated 13h ago
Coverage
5 reports · 1 in Arabic, 4 in English · over 4 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
UK police re-arrest two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence
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TGThe Guardian
Two men re-arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran over RAF Fairford incident
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CNCNN
Two men rearrested on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service in RAF Fairford incident
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BNBBC News
Two men re-arrested in RAF Fairford investigation
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
وصفتها بالـ"القضية المعقدة".. بريطانيا تعيد اعتقال رجلين في حادثة فيرفورد
(opens the publisher’s site)British counterterrorism police have rearrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran's foreign intelligence service in the September incident at RAF Fairford.
- A 24-year-old UK national and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national were rearrested on Tuesday under the National Security Act 2023.
- Counterterrorism officer Laurence Taylor said the investigation is live and police consider it "highly likely" that Iranian state is involved.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the plot was "almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard"; Iran has firmly rejected the accusations.
- Seven men were initially arrested over the September incident, which prompted the evacuation of dozens of homes; the other five remain on police bail.
- The two men were initially arrested in late September and early October before their rearrest on Tuesday.