Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ‘almost certainly’ behind RAF Fairford threats, says Burnham
UK to bring further sanctions against Tehran and IRGC after assessment Iran was likely to have coordinated incident Andy Burnham said Iran’s Islamic…
The Guardian reports: UK to bring further sanctions against Tehran and IRGC after assessment Iran was likely to have coordinated incident Andy Burnham said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were “almost certainly” behind threats to RAF Fairford, the firmest attribution of responsibility made so far by the UK after an incident late last month.
This politics story centres on Iran. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include RAF Fairford, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Andy Burnham.
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