Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident

Two men have been charged under the National Security Act over an incident near RAF Fairford, after police said it was highly likely Iran was involved. The Crown Prosecution Service announced the charges against Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir following a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation. The allegations have not been tested in court, and the charges do not establish guilt. Abdulkarim, 24, is charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service. Essghir, 24, is charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK. The CPS said the men were due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on October 27, 2026. Counter Terrorism Policing said it believed the foreign intelligence service involved was Iran. Police have described Iranian state involvement as highly likely, but that assessment remains an allegation. Iran denied involvement, according to one report. The supplied accounts do not establish the evidence behind the suspected link. The investigation concerns an incident near the Gloucestershire airbase on September 27. Police stopped three vans near the base, according to one account; no explosive materials were found, while petrol was...