{"id":"4ee25a23-1c10-4707-a15f-6152e3c2ddb8","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/28/questions-remain-over-irans-link-to-alleged-raf-fairford-bomb-plot","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Questions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plot","plainHeadline":"Investigators remain unclear on Iran's involvement in the Fairford incident.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Five men with three vans were arrested near RAF Fairford in the early hours.","All five were released on bail without immediate charges after searches.","UK authorities say there was no firm information on explosives or device viability found.","Iran’s IRGC had earlier threatened bases used by the US in strikes on Iran.","MI5 indicated arrests were not led by intelligence but by on-ground warnings."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T17:52:24.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T18:02:51.532Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/d4e8119b-d815-473b-8cb6-576b50805da2","storyId":"d4e8119b-d815-473b-8cb6-576b50805da2","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3876d46c2ef3a10833811d68ce60f559ea3c3a55/564_118_3072_2459/master/3072.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d7c8711e8fd679ed439b93d975ba6381","author":"Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor","dek":"Tehran has been trying to step up attacks on targets in the west but its track record has been mixed"}