UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford bomb plot

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told parliament on Monday that a suspected bomb plot targeting RAF Fairford air base was "highly likely" coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Burnham said the UK will crack down on Iran's use of criminal networks and impose further sanctions to restrict Iran and the IRGC's capacity to do harm.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told parliament on Monday that a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford air base was "highly likely" coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Burnham stated: "We will not tolerate these threats on our soil. We will crack down on Iran's use of criminal networks, using our full range of powers to target them and their funding streams, and we will bring further sanctions to restrict the capacity of Iran and the IRGC to do us harm." The article, published by Reuters, is a developing story with no further details on the plot itself, suspects, or evidence cited.