Burnham: Iran’s IRGC ‘highly likely’ to be behind RAF Fairford terror plot

LONDON — A suspected terror plot around the RAF Fairford airbase is "highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran," Andy Burnham said on Monday. The U.K. prime minister told MPs the attack was "almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard." The incident near the RAF Fairford airbase — which the U.S. has used to conduct defensive strikes against Iran — took place on Sept. 27. Seven men have been arrested as part of an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing. All have been released on bail. The force said last week it is considering "possible foreign state involvement" as part of its enquiries. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Burnham said: "We will not tolerate these threats on our soil.