UK investigates possible Iran link to plot at base used against Iran

British counterterrorism detectives are investigating whether the five men arrested near RAF Fairford, a Gloucestershire base used by U.S. forces for strikes on Iran, were linked to an Iran-connected attack plot. The men, held on suspicion of Explosives Act offenses and preparing a terrorist act under the Terrorism Act, remain unidentified and in custody as police examine suspected explosives found nearby. A bystander's account of calling police and President Trump's statements have raised differing claims over whether security services knew of the plot beforehand.