Accounts conflict Whether Iran was involved in the Fairford incident or suspected plot
Burnham said there were strong indications Iran had played a part. Netanyahu said Israel shared intelligence about an Iranian-sponsored attack, and officials cited in reporting described intelligence about a possible IRGC drone attack.
Sources (2)
“There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford”
“We gave the Brits the intel that there was going to be an attack, and it's an Iranian-sponsored attack”
Iran denied involvement, rejected the British link and called the accusations baseless or malicious.
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Iranian Embassy in London · our summary of Clarín, via AP
As quoted in Spanish, with a machine translation
“…rechaza categóricamente y condena enérgicamente las recientes especulaciones infundadas y maliciosas”
Machine translation: “The Iranian Embassy in London said that it “categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent baseless and malicious speculation” about the incident.”
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister · our summary of Xinhua
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