# Rubio says UK airbase incident involved a foreign state

https://mins.news/en/item/78258

- Reuters, 2026-09-29 08:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/rubio-says-uk-airbase-incident-involved-foreign-state-2026-09-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abb75e5dc75d3000178f242

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a “foreign actor” was involved in an incident near a British airbase used by US forces to strike Iran. Five men were arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences.

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