— 🇺🇸/🇬🇧 NEW: The three vans found outside RAF Fairford two days ago did not contain any ‘viable explosives’, according to UK police

There is a suspicion the men were engaging in other forms of criminal activity, such as fuel smuggling.

What is known for sure, however, is that RAF Fairford entered the ‘DELTA’ security level the evening before the vans were detected, and that an attack was considered imminent.

Either the British intelligence services misinterpreted the threat, or a true attack was indeed about to happen but avoided due to capturing the wrong guys—in which case an alleged terrorist squad may still be on the loose.

U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, claimed today that a ‘foreign actor’ was ‘clearly involved’ in the incident.

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: Hamid Rasaee, an influential conservative Member of Parliament, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison by the Judiciary

He is being accused of ‘spreading rumors without evidence’ about Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

The incident took place a long time ago, when Rasaee claimed that Qalibaf purposefully changed parliamentary records without authorization or informing others.

Gholamhossein Eje’i, Iran’s Chief Justice, is known for being a staunch Qalibaf ally, and having good ties with the Pezeshkian administration.

The real reason that Rasaee was sentenced to prison is likely his opposition to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and his frequent criticism of the current administration.

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇱 Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, when visiting an airbase today: ‘There are signs that the enemies are planning to attack us before the election.’

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 IRGC Colonel: ‘Israel wants to attack us before the election, because Netanyahu knows if he loses the election he will go to prison’

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned opposition leader Yair Lapid to a security briefing tonight

A limited security cabinet meeting will also take place, reportedly to discuss ‘developments involving Iran’.

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