# Iran’s link to RAF Fairford incident remains ‘speculation’, former US diplomat says

https://mins.news/en/video/77874

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-29 00:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzyQNtTfbpU

> Adam Ereli, a former US State Department deputy spokesman and ambassador to Bahrain, says Iran has the capability and motivation to carry out a major incident like the one at the UK’s Fairford airbase. He points to Tehran’s past threats against sites used by the US military and its attacks on US and allied facilities in the region.

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