Two men charged over alleged Iran-linked plot at RAF Fairford2026-10-27Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both 24, were charged under the UK’s National Security Act 2023 in connection with the investigation.Abdulkarim is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service believed by police to be Iran’s; Essghir is accused of entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK.Essghir is accused of carrying out reconnaissance near the base on 22 August, weeks before three suspicious vans were seen there on 27 September.Police found petrol but no explosives in the vans, and residents near the base were evacuated temporarily.Essghir was remanded in custody, while Abdulkarim was granted conditional bail; their case is due back in court on 20 November.Two in court over alleged Iran-linked plot at RAF Fairford (BBC News)Doi bărbați, puși sub acuzare după un incident la o bază aeriană din Marea Britanie / Autoritățile suspectează implicarea Iranului (G4Media)Twee Britten aangeklaagd in onderzoek naar veiligheidsincident bij militair vliegveld Fairford (de Volkskrant)UK prosecutors charge two after RAF Fairford incident (Al Jazeera)UK police charge two men over US airbase security incident (Punch)