Three Iran-backed suspects plotted attacks including RAF Fairford incident, US says

Image caption, The US removed all its bombers from the UK's RAF Fairford base last month after a major incident in September that police described as suspicious The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced charges against three Iran-backed operatives that it alleges were involved in a string of plots in the US and Europe. The DOJ said Iranian agents most recently orchestrated a terrorist plot at an air force base in the United Kingdom, saying they were involved in the major incident in September near RAF Fairford in the UK, where US armed forces were stationed. One man, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national, is accused of communicating with contacts in the UK from a prison in New York where he is awaiting trial on previous charges. The other two are accused of doing the same from Iran. Iran has strongly denied any involvement in the RAF Fairford incident, which came to light when suspicious vans were reported near the base.