Rubio says UK airbase incident involved a foreign state — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/rubio-says-uk-airbase-incident-involved-a-foreign-stateContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. US and UK Officials Point to Foreign State in Airbase Plothttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/rubio-says-uk-airbase-incident-involved-a-foreign-statehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/rubio-says-uk-airbase-incident-involved-a-foreign-state#u101329Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:21:35 +0000United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that a foreign actor was involved in a suspected terror plot near a British airbase used by US forces. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham reported strong indications of Iranian involvement in the incident. Five men were initially arrested on suspected explosives and terrorism offences near RAF Fairford and subsequently released on bail under investigation. The security scare prompted the United States to pull its entire B-1 strategic bomber fleet from the UK facility.Why it mattersRAF Fairford served as a key staging hub for US bomber strike