Benjamin Netanyahu claims Britain 'warned of Iranian attack' before RAF Fairford incident

Benjamin Netanyahu claims Britain 'warned of Iranian attack' before RAF Fairford incident The Israeli Prime Minister was speaking to US network Fox News and claimed that Britain were warned ahead of time of a potential attack linked to Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed Britain were warned about an Iranian-sponsored attack before the RAF Fairford incident. Speaking on Fox News to Sean Hannity, the leader called the situation 'wild' and 'absurd' and implied that intel was provided by Israel ahead of time. He said: "You talked about this thing in Britain - you want to hear how absurd things are there? "We gave the Brits the intel that there was going to be an attack and that it's an Iranian-sponsored attack and pretty much the next day they slapped sanctions on us. It's wild." He did not confirm whether he specifically referring to the alleged terror plot at RAF Fairford. Five British nationals, all in their mid-20s, were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism near the military base over the weekend before being bailed under investigation on Monday. The Gloucestershire site has been used in recent months by American bombers after Sir Keir Starmer granted the US permission to use British bases for “defensive” strikes against Tehran during the Middle East war. Asked about the case in a series of broadcast interviews on Wednesday, Mr Burnham said: “There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford, but it remains an ongoing, complex and serious police investigation.” Speaking to Sky News, he said he “wouldn’t hesitate” to recall Parliament over the incident if necessary. He chaired an emergency Cobra meeting during Labour Party conference earlier this week. Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, responded by posting on X: "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." Mr Trump appeared unaware of Mr Burnham’s comments when asked at a White House event if the US planned any response against Tehran. The president said: “Did they say Iran played a role?” He added: “We’re studying it. We’re studying it very hard. Iran’s got a lot of problems right now. “They have no money. Their currency is dead. Their economy is dead. Their military is gone. They have no military. They have no navy. They have no air force. And their leaders are fighting for control. I think their leaders are fighting very strongly for control, but control of what? But we’ll have an answer to that very quickly.” Head of UK counter-terrorism policing assistant commissioner Laurence Taylor said on Tuesday that a police response was activated in the early hours of Sunday “due to a range of information that we received”. Mr Taylor said the five suspects released on bail “remain under investigation” and “must adhere to very strict conditions”. Villagers living near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, dozens of whom were dramatically evacuated from their homes on Sunday morning, were slowly returning to normal on Tuesday. Police cordons near the base are expected to be completely lifted on Wednesday, and searches of the London homes of the five suspects are complete.