# UK PM says IRGC likely behind incident at U.S.-run British air base

> UK PM claims Iran's Revolutionary Guards directed attack on U.S. airbase.
- Title: UK PM says IRGC likely behind incident at U.S.-run British…
- Summary: UK PM claims Iran's Revolutionary Guards directed attack on U.S. airbase. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham states Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
- Keywords: iran, revolutionary guards, royal air force fairford, b-1 bombers, september 27, joint statement, news, politics, IRGC, likely, behind, incident
- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/news/plot-at-u-s-run-british-air-base-almost-certainly-directed-by-irans-revolutionary-guards-u-k-pm
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- Topics: uk, iran, revolutionary guards, royal air force fairford, b-1 bombers, september 27, joint statement, news, politics
## uk prime minister
uk prime minister andy burnham accused iran's revolutionary guards of directing a major scare at royal air force fairford.

> almost certainly directed
## us withdrawal
the us abruptly withdrew all b-1 bombers from royal air force fairford after a mysterious episode on september 27.

> mysterious episode on september 27
## joint statement
29 countries including the us and uk released a joint statement condemning iran's use of violent attacks against allies.

> in the strongest terms iran's use of violent attacks
## foreign office action
the uk foreign office summoned iran's ambassador to uk for talks and designated two iranian nationals for hostile activity.

> designated two iranian nationals
## Key takeaway

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham states Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 'almost certainly directed' a September incident at Royal Air Force Fairford.