Andy Burnham says "strong indications that Iran played a part" in RAF Fairford terrorism arrests

Five British citizens were arrested Sunday near RAF Fairford on suspicion of terrorism, and The Times of London reported Thursday that one had contacted police about an hour before the detentions. Counterterrorism investigators reportedly examined possible Iranian connections. After U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a foreign country was evidently involved, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the BBC there were signs pointing to Tehran, while noting the police inquiry remained ongoing and complex. The arrests followed a farmer’s report of three white vans blocking a road in Whelford and masked men dispersing near the base. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News that Israel had given Britain advance warning of an Iranian-linked plot before London announced a boycott of goods from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria.