UK PM says incidents at RAF bases were likely coordinated by Iran
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the incidents at RAF Fairford and RAF Molesworth were likely coordinated by Iran.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on 12 October that incidents at two Royal Air Force (RAF) bases in Britain, RAF Fairford and RAF Molesworth, were likely coordinated by Iran. The statement is a public assessment by the head of the British government linking the incidents to Iran.
The source, a short Al Jazeera video news item, gives no details of what actually happened at the bases, when it happened, or whether anyone was hurt. It also does not say what evidence the prime minister's conclusion rests on, or whether Iran has responded to the claim.
The remark matters because a national leader is publicly pointing to another state as the probable coordinator of incidents at military sites. Further details are expected to clarify the nature of the incidents.
