The Iranian Foreign Minister today accused British Prime Minister Andy Burnham of pointing in the “wrong” direction, stating that there are indications of Tehran’s involvement in the alleged terrorist attack on Fairford base.
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01/10/2026
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Lusa
“ O prime Minister [Andy] Burnham states that the UK Government ‘can confirm’ the conviction’ that Iran “had something to do with the incident at the base of the RAF in Fairford”, he began by writing Abbas Araghchi on social network X.
“You’re knocking on the wrong door,” added the head of Iranian diplomacy, using an English expression: “you’re barking up the wrong tree.”.
Abbas Araghchi also maintained that Iran is convinced that “the release of alleged terrorists working for foreign states says everything,” although he did not explain what he meant.
Burnham stated on Wednesday, in statements to the BBC, that there are “solid indications” of Iranian participation in the alleged frustrated terrorist attack on the Fairford military base in southwestern England, which is used jointly by the United States.
This is the first time that the British Government has openly pointed out Iran in this operation, although the various British media have already mentioned Tehran's intervention since Sunday.
The Iranian embassy in the United Kingdom ruled out on Monday ‘cargo’ any involvement of the country in these events, after five suspects — all young British people aged between 22 and 25, residing in London — were arrested near the military base on suspicion of terrorist crimes and later released on bail.