Iran summons British ambassador over Fairford air base incident, foreign ministry says
Iran summons British ambassador over Fairford air base incident, foreign ministry says Iran summoned the British ambassador to Tehran over "accusations" linking Tehran to a suspected plot against Fairford air base in Britain, Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The move comes after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the base, which had been used by US bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, was "highly likely" to have been coordinated in Iran. Tehran denied any link to the incident. The ministry said its director general for…
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[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 1 says Iran summoned the British ambassador over the Fairford incident, while Reports 2 and 3 say Britain summoned Iran's ambassador and Tehran denies involvement, which conflicts on who summon
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