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The government believes that Iran played a part in the RAF Fairford incident which resulted in five men being arrested and then bailed, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said.<\/b><\/p>\n
“There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford,” he told the BBC. He did not provide further details. <\/p>\n
Iran has responded, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying the UK leader was “barking up the wrong tree”. <\/p>\n
“I can confirm Iran’s belief that releasing supposed terrorists working for foreign states really says it all,” he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
Asked why the suspects had been released on bail – a decision which has been openly questioned by President Donald Trump – Burnham insisted the men were subject to the “strictest possible bail conditions”.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said: “I will tell you, I would have said, ‘don’t let them have bail’. I’m surprised that they released them. I wouldn’t have done that.”<\/p>\n
But Burnham said: “I think people need to understand that when it says released – that isn’t as people might think. It’s obviously with the strictest possible bail conditions.<\/p>\n
“The authorities have this under the strongest grip and closest control, and I can assure you of that.”<\/p>\n
Burnham’s comments come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that the incident at RAF Fairford “clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor”<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n