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“Iran is seeking to expand its attacks in Britain to include military installations, with the suspected plot against the US-run RAF Fairford air base in September being “not unique”, MI5 chief Ken McCallum said on Tuesday.”

“The CRS report notes that eight F-15s sustained limited damage while an A-10 had more extensive damage in an Iranian strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan in September, seemingly while they were on the ground.”

“The US senator Chris Murphy said the Pentagon blocked him from a major US base in Qatar, yet saw enough damage on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia to conclude that an Iranian strike would have been deadly had it happened during the day.”

“Rumours of a potential drone attack on Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford — a British base that has hosted US assets during the Iran war — also resulted in the sudden departure of a dozen US aircraft on Sunday.”

“‘War at sea does not remain at sea’ US President Donald Trump is weighing next steps against Iran, including whether to escalate strikes before or after the November midterm elections, which will decide control of Congress, as he presses a naval blockade…”

“While many of the details of the plot remain largely unexplained, US officials told Reuters the US redeployed the bombers over concerns about an Iranian plot to carry out a complex drone attack on the facility.”

“Houthis blamed the attack on a Saudi-led coalition, and responded with missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, including one that targeted Riyadh.”

““The US is trying to soften its stance on the nuclear question with the Iranians, but for the Iranians, this isn’t the real sticking point.”

“Moscow has been facing fuel shortages due to Ukrainian drone strikes on its refineries as Russia’s war on its neighbour continues to rage.”