# UK Prime Minister Burnham says Iran ‘played a part’ in British air base incident

https://mins.news/en/item/81340

- CNBC, 2026-10-01 04:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/01/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz.html

> UK Prime Minister Burnham said Iran “played a part” in an incident at a British air base. RAF Fairford has served as the U.S. Air Force’s command outpost for operations from Europe and for strikes on Iranian missile sites.

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