# Two men charged under UK national security law over RAF Fairford incident

https://mins.news/en/item/117095

- DW, 2026-10-27 09:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/two-men-face-uk-national-security-charges-following-an-incident-near-raf-fairford-with-police-suspecting-iranian-state-involvement/a-79773432?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> British prosecutors charged two men over a September incident near RAF Fairford, an airbase used by US forces to launch strikes on Iran. Police say Iranian state involvement is “highly likely.” The inquiry began after armed police stopped three suspicious vehicles and arrested five men; seven have been arrested in total.

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