# UK air base at center of terror probe was used by US Air Force during Iran war

https://mins.news/en/item/76246

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-27 19:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/46NoDIc

> British police arrested five men outside RAF Fairford in western England on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism and explosives offenses. The base, operated by the U.S., was used by the U.S. Air Force during the Iran war.

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