Iranian foreign minister previously said UK PM Burnham ‘barking up the wrong tree’
In comments made earlier this week, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that British prime minister Andy Burnham was “barking up the wrong tree” over reports of a link to Iran in the RAF Fairford incident.
“PM Burnham says the UK Government ‘can confirm our belief that we believe Iran to have played a part’ in the RAF Fairford incident,” he wrote in a post on X on Wednesday.
“I can confirm Iran’s belief that releasing supposed terrorists working for foreign states really says it all. You’re barking up the wrong tree.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters (AP)
Maira Butt3 October 2026 20:00
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Donald Trump has added Iran “doing drugs” to the list of reasons for starting his unpopular war eight months ago.
Maira Butt3 October 2026 19:30
Watch: Trump moves 9,000 troops to Middle East, threatens to hit Iran hard
Trump Moves 9,000 Troops To Middle East, Threatens To Hit Iran Hard
Maira Butt3 October 2026 19:00
Trump won’t win Nobel Peace Prize but his shadow hangs over the award
President Donald Trump will not win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize as he wages war with Iran, but his influence will still be felt by the awarding body that picks the laureate, according to experts.
Last year’s award, presented to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado, marked an unprecedented moment in the prize’s 125-year history after Trump persistently lobbied to secure the award himself. Weeks later, Machado handed her gold Nobel medal directly to Trump in a bid to gain support for her efforts to advance democracy in Venezuela.
Maira Butt3 October 2026 18:30
Trump claims diesel export ban ‘never on table’ as G7 agrees reserve release
A diesel export ban was “never really on the table”, Donald Trump has claimed after the UK and other leading G7 nations bowed to White House pressure and agreed to release 100 million barrels of fuel and oil from emergency stocks.
The US president said Europe had done “a great thing” by drawing on their reserves under the threat of a block on stateside supplies.
Maira Butt3 October 2026 18:00
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’ court hears
Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, were arrested in Manchester on September 20 and charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said.
Maira Butt3 October 2026 17:00
Watch: Burnham says ‘strong indications’ Iran played part in suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
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Maira Butt3 October 2026 16:30
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Flames burn at a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of Riyadh on October 3, 2026 (AFP/Getty)Flames burn at a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of Riyadh on October 3, 2026. (AFP/Getty)
Maira Butt3 October 2026 16:13
Man arrested in Fairford air base investigation released on bail
British counter-terrorism police investigating a suspected plot at the RAF Fairford base said on Saturday that they had released a UK-Iranian dual national on bail.
The 25-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts involving the air base, which is used by the US.
US bombers have taken part in raids against targets in Iran from the location.
Police confirmed he had now been released, and searches at two properties in London had concluded.
“The investigation into the circumstances surrounding events in Gloucestershire is continuing,” police said in a statement.
A major incident was declared near RAF Fairford (Ben Birchall/PA) (PA Wire)
Maira Butt3 October 2026 16:00
Home Secretary warns UK is facing ‘serious threats’ from Iran after bomb plot charges
The Tehran regime “target our Jewish communities and try to silence their critics overseas, often through proxies and criminal networks to hide their involvement”, the Home Secretary said.
Iranians Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, who were arrested in Manchester on Sunday, September 20, have been charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said.
Maira Butt3 October 2026 15:30
