Britain should strengthen security around military bases used for foreign combat operations

British police arrested five men near RAF Fairford, a base used by the U.S. Air Force, on suspicion of explosives offences and preparing a terrorist act. Counterterrorism police are investigating, but no target, ideology or completed attack plan has been publicly established. British counter-terrorism police later arrested a 22-year-old man in Westminster on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts; six earlier suspects had been released on bail. Anonymous US officials described concerns about an Iran-linked drone plot, but British police have not publicly attributed the suspected plot to Iran; Iran denies involvement. Provisional: keep until charges are filed or the intended target and character of the alleged plot are established.

British police arrested a dual UK–Iranian national on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. Five people arrested earlier near RAF Fairford were released on bail. The new arrest establishes neither the suspect's guilt nor Iranian state involvement.