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Iran summons British ambassador over Fairford airbase incident, foreign ministry says

Bilge Kotan · Middle East Eye
Published 14 Oct 2026, 4:57 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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Iran summons British ambassador over Fairford airbase incident, foreign ministry says Iran summoned the British ambassador to Tehran over "accusations" linking Tehran to a suspected plot against Fairford airbase in Britain, Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The move comes after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the base, which had been used by US bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, was "highly likely" to have been coordinated in Iran. Tehran denied any link to the incident. The ministry said its director-general for Western Europe told…

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