UK prime minister attributes plot against U.S. bomber base to Iran

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham informed the U.K. House of Commons on Monday that Iran's Revolutionary Guard was "almost certainly" responsible for a suspected plot to attack RAF Fairford. The base currently hosts U.S. bomber aircraft.

This statement marks the first time the British government has officially attributed the alleged planned attack to Iran. The disclosure highlights an escalation in tensions regarding security threats to military installations housing U.S. assets in the United Kingdom.