UK police arrest pair on suspicion of helping Iranian intelligence over RAF Fairford incident

British police ‌said on Tuesday ​they had re-arrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iranian ‌intelligence as part of their investigation into activity at the RAF Fairford air base last month.

Counter Terrorism ‌Policing said in a statement that they ‌had re-arrested a 24-year-old British national, who was initially arrested outside the military base in southwest England in the early ⁠hours ​of September ⁠27. Police said they had also arrested a 25-year-old British-Iranian dual ⁠national who had previously been arrested in London.

Assistant Commissioner ​Laurence Taylor, Head of National Counter Terrorism Policing in ⁠the UK, said in a statement, "we consider it highly likely ⁠that ​there is Iranian state involvement." British Prime Minister Andy Burnham last week said that the activity ⁠at RAF Fairford, which had been used by US ⁠bombers ⁠to carry out strikes on Iran, was likely to have been coordinated in Iran.