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Britse premier: Iraanse Revolutionaire Garde zat achter incident bij vliegbasis

NOS12 October 2026, 16:56 UTCIran

Iran zit "hoogstwaarschijnlijk" achter de verdachte situatie op een luchtmachtbasis in het Verenigd Koninkrijk eind vorige maand, zegt premier Burnham tegen het Britse parlement. Volgens hem was die "vrijwel zeker" aangestuurd door de Iraanse Revolutionaire Garde (IRG). Burnham benadrukt dat het VK verdere sancties zal opleggen aan Iran. Ook de VS en andere bondgenoten hebben de aanvallen van Iran veroordeeld en zeggen op te treden tegen iedereen die namens Teheran handelt. Vorige maand werd groot alarm geslagen vanwege een veiligheidsincident op de luchtmachtbasis in Fairford,

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