# Two charged over alleged plot to assist Iran near RAF Fairford

https://mins.news/en/video/117384

- BBC News, 2026-10-27 12:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8UjHTzX7gI

> Two British nationals face national security charges over a September incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, 24, is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service, suspected to be Iran’s. Nouman Essghir, also 24, is charged over entering a prohibited site on 22 August for a purpose prejudicial to the UK.

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