UK Rearrests Two Men Over Alleged Iran Spy Plot at US Air Base
British police rearrested two men under the National Security Act for allegedly assisting Iran's intelligence service in a plot at RAF Fairford.
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First reported by News Feed, 17 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 20 Oct 2026. News Feed published first, on 20 October at 16:58 UTC; ABC News followed 18 min later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 20 October at 20:17 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), ABC News (major outlet), CBS News (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), South China Morning Post.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- News FeedPolice rearrest two men over RAF Fairford incident
- ABC News2 men rearrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a US-run air base
- CBS News2 men rearrested for alleged spying for Iran in U.K. air base incident
- South China Morning PostUK rearrests duo on suspicion of aiding Iran in alleged plot at US-run airbase
- The New York TimesThe British Police Rearrest Two in Connection With Alleged Terror Plot
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraUK police re-arrest two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- UK police re-arrest two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- The British Police Rearrest Two in Connection With Alleged Terror Plot The New York Times ·
- 2 men rearrested for alleged spying for Iran in U.K. air base incident CBS News ·
- 2 men rearrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a US-run air base ABC News ·
- Police rearrest two men over RAF Fairford incident News Feed ·
- UK rearrests duo on suspicion of aiding Iran in alleged plot at US-run airbase South China Morning Post
In this story
- Iran
- RAF Fairford
- British police
- Counter Terrorism Policing