Iran was involved in the suspected RAF Fairford plot

Andy Burnham said the suspected Fairford plot was highly likely coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the Revolutionary Guards. Iran denied involvement and requested supporting evidence. The statement constitutes an official intelligence assessment, rather than a judicial finding.

The United States moved B-1 bombers out of RAF Fairford amid security concerns. Trump associated the move with a suspected Iran-linked threat, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was no direct link to the suspected plot. Two US officials subsequently told Reuters that fears of an Iran-linked drone plot prompted the withdrawal. British investigators had not publicly established Iranian state involvement, which Iran denies.