US alleges Iranian drone plot against RAF Fairford, pulls 12 B‑1 bombers
The Trump administration claimed Iran planned a drone attack on RAF Fairford modeled on Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb, and the Pentagon removed 12 B‑1 bombers from the base on October 4.
Five British men in their twenties were arrested on September 27 under the Explosives Act and later under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act, released on bail the next day, and two additional men—a 25‑year‑old British‑Iranian dual national on October 1 and a 22‑year‑old Briton on October 6—were later detained, with no charges filed.