13.10.2026 07:30
The claim that the suspected attack plan targeting RAF Fairford Air Base in the UK was coordinated by Iran received joint support from 29 countries. Countries including the US, UK, France and Germany joined the assessment that the plan was directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In the joint statement, Iran's activities such as sabotage, arson and cyberattacks were condemned, and it was said, "We will take action to prevent hostile activities and prosecute their perpetrators."
Twenty-nine countries issued a joint statement following the allegation that the suspected attack plan targeting RAF Fairford Air Base in the United Kingdom was coordinated by Iran. Countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany supported the British government's assessment that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was behind the plan. Iran, however, denied the accusations that it was connected to the attack plan.
JOINT REACTION TO IRAN FROM 29 COUNTRIES
The investigation launched over suspicions that an attack was being prepared against RAF Fairford Air Base in the United Kingdom's Gloucestershire region has led to a new international development.
The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden issued a joint written statement. In the statement, it was reported that they agreed with the United Kingdom's assessment that the attack plan in question was coordinated from Iran and directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
"WE CONDEMN IRAN'S VIOLENT ATTACKS"
In the joint statement, reaction was expressed to the activities Iran is alleged to have carried out in foreign countries. The 29 countries stated that they most strongly condemn Iran's resort to violence within the scope of lethal attack plans, arson, sabotage, cyberattacks, and other hybrid activities against them and their partners. It was emphasized that Iran's attempts to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, or harm people living in other countries are unacceptable.
"WE WILL TAKE ACTION AGAINST HOSTILE ACTIVITIES"
In the statement, the following warning was issued to persons engaging in hostile activities on behalf of Iran or another state: "Everyone carrying out hostile activities on behalf of Iran or any other state should know that we will take action to detect, investigate, prevent, and prosecute the perpetrators of these actions."
In the statement, which said that the countries are determined to protect their sovereignty and strengthen international cooperation, it was expressed that Iran should not doubt this joint stance.
THE BASE USED BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE WAS THE TARGET
RAF Fairford Air Base came to the agenda with a suspected attack plan on Sunday, September 27. British police took action after a tip-off that three minibuses were heading toward the base, which is also used by the U.S. Air Force. Five people in their 20s in the Gloucestershire region were detained on suspicion of connections to explosives and terrorism offenses.
The suspects were later released on bail. Two people detained on October 1 and 6 as part of the investigation were also released on bail.
After the incident, security measures around the base were increased, and some of the bomber aircraft deployed there by the United States were moved to other locations.
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER POINTED TO IRAN
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, in his statement in parliament, shared his assessments that the attack plan was linked to Iran.
Burnham said it was highly likely that the plan had been coordinated in Iran and that it was almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The British Prime Minister stated that his country would not tolerate threats to its territory and announced that new sanctions would be imposed against Iran-linked criminal networks.
IRAN DENIED THE ACCUSATIONS
The Iranian government, however, denied the claims that it was connected to the suspected attack plan targeting RAF Fairford Air Base. Iran's Ambassador to London, Ali Mousavi, in a meeting with British officials, stated that they categorically did not accept the accusations and called on the United Kingdom to provide evidence regarding its claims. The Tehran government also announced that it was ready to cooperate in the investigation into the incident.