Iran's embassy in London denied on Monday that Iran was connected to the suspected plot near RAF Fairford. [S1][S3]
Verification result: verified, because four independent reporting families support the central account and no validated contradiction was supplied. [S1][S3][S4][S5]
Police arrested five men near RAF Fairford on Sunday on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses or preparing a terrorist act against the base. [S1][S2]
RAF Fairford has been used for U.S. operations and American strikes on Iranian targets. [S1][S4]
The five suspects were British nationals from London and in their early 20s, police said. [S4]
Bomb-disposal personnel examined three white vans while 85 nearby families were evacuated. [S4]
In July, Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned that bases used for airstrikes on Iran were legitimate targets, but that warning does not establish responsibility for the September arrests. [S1][S4]
Nobody had been charged, the investigation remained ongoing and officials urged against speculation, leaving the motive and any Iranian connection unresolved. [S1][S4][S5]
