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British police rearrest two men suspected of assisting Iran's intelligence service in an air base plot

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First reported on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at 12:53 EDT by The Philadelphia Inquirer·Latest article on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at 16:18 EDT

Summary

British police have rearrested two men suspected of assisting Iran's intelligence service in a plot at a U.S.-run air base, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on Tuesday 20 October. Police said a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual U.K.-Iranian national were arrested under the National Security Act, according to CBS News, which described alleged spying for Iran in a U.K. air base incident. PBS NewsHour reported that police have been investigating a suspected terror plot on September 27 against the U.S.-run base in western England.

Latest: British police rearrested two men suspected of assisting Iran's intelligence service in a plot at a U.S.-run air base, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News and PBS NewsHour reported, police saying a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual U.K.-Iranian national were arrested under the National Security Act, according to CBS News, and PBS NewsHour that police have been investigating a suspected terror plot on September 27 against the base in western England.

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How it unfolded

  1. Tuesday 20 October

    British police rearrested two men suspected of assisting Iran's intelligence service in a plot at a U.S.-run air base, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News and PBS NewsHour reported, police saying a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual U.K.-Iranian national were arrested under the National Security Act, according to CBS News, and PBS NewsHour that police have been investigating a suspected terror plot on September 27 against the base in western England.