Two men face UK national security charges following an incident near RAF Fairford, with police suspecting Iranian state involvement

Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both 24, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Mohmed Abdulkarim, charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service, and Nouman Essghir, charged with entering a prohibited place British prosecutors have charged two men over an incident near RAF Fairford in September.

Police suspect Iranian involvement in the case at a base used for US strikes on Iran. Pair charged under National Security Act as part of investigation into suspected terror incident near airbaseTwo British nationals have been charged over an alleged plot to assist Iran’s intelligence service as part of the investigation into the suspected terror incident near RAF Fairford.Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, of London, would appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act 2023. British-Iranian dual national Mohmed Abdulkarim and British citizen Nouman Essghir, charged under National Security Act.