# Iran says ‘false flag’ operations follow UK blame over airbase plot

https://mins.news/en/item/98038

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-13 13:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/iran-sees-false-flag-operations-after-uk-blames-irgc-for-airbase-incident?traffic_source=rss

> Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the UK’s attribution of an alleged plot near RAF Fairford to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, calling it a “clumsy false flag operation.” Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the suspected plot was highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, and the UK sanctioned two Iranian nationals. Several British men arrested over the incident were released on bail without charge.

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