Prime Minister Miliband has summoned Iran’s ambassador following an incident at RAF Fairford, saying Britain would not tolerate threats being carried out on its soil.
Miliband said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard had “almost certainly” directed the incident. The statement represents the government’s assessment of the organisation’s alleged involvement, although no further details about what happened were provided in the available material.
The decision to summon the ambassador is a formal diplomatic response to the incident. It signals the seriousness with which the UK is treating the alleged direction of activity by an Iranian organisation at a British site.
Miliband said Britain would not accept threats on its territory. The latest known development is the ambassador’s summons, while no further response from Iran or additional details about the incident have been given.
