Two men charged under UK National Security Act over alleged help to Iran at RAF Fairford
Summary
British prosecutors have charged two men under the National Security Act over an incident at RAF Fairford, a US-run military base in England. Outlets name them as Mohmed Abdulkarim, a British-Iranian dual national, and Nouman Essghir, a British citizen, and report that both are 24 and from London. The Times of Israel reports that the pair are accused of plotting to attack the base, which US forces used to strike Iran. The New York Times reports that prosecutors believe the men were directed by a man working for Iran, and Euronews reports that police believe the foreign intelligence service involved is Iran's. The BBC reports that both men are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Hindustan Times reports that six other people, four of them British nationals, remain on police bail. The reports do not give further details of the charges.
Timeline
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that UK prosecutors have charged British-Iranian dual national Mohmed Abdulkarim and British citizen Nouman Essghir under the National Security Act.
The Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times reports that British prosecutors said they had charged two men under the National Security Act over the RAF Fairford incident.
The Times of Israel
Source ↗The Times of Israel reports that London residents Nouman Essghir and Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, both 24, are accused of plotting to attack the RAF Fairford base used by US forces to strike Iran, and that one is accused of helping a foreign power believed to be Iran.
Hindustan Times
Source ↗Hindustan Times reports that two men have been charged in the UK with helping Iran over the RAF Fairford incident, and that six other people, four of them British nationals, remain on police bail.
The Hindu
Source ↗The Hindu reports that British-Iranian dual national Mohmed Abdulkarim and British citizen Nouman Essghir, both 24 and from London, were charged under the National Security Act.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, 24, has been accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service, which police believe to be Iran's.
BBC
Source ↗The BBC reports that Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both 24, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
The New York Times
Source ↗The New York Times reports that two British men were charged on Tuesday over a suspected plot targeting a base used by the United States, and that prosecutors believe they were directed by a man working for Iran.
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