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CONFLICTOct 12UK blames Iran for airbase plot, sanctions two Iranian nationalsAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 12UK PM says RAF base incidents ‘likely coordinated’ by IranAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTOct 12UK PM Burnham says Iran’s IRGC ‘highly likely’ to have been behind RAF Fairford incidentSouth China Morning Post
CONFLICTOct 12British Prime Minister: Iranian Revolutionary Guard was behind incident at air baseNOS Buitenland
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 12U.K. prime minister attributes plot against U.S. bomber base to IranAxios
CONFLICTOct 12Incident near British base was 'almost certainly directed' by Iran, according to LondonThe United Kingdom accuses an Iranian group of orchestrating an incident near a US-used airbase, finding gasoline in suspicious cars. Seven detainees were released on bail. London imposes sanctions on two Iranians, freezing assets and prohibiting their entry.Clarín
CONFLICTOct 12Burnham: Iran’s IRGC ‘highly likely’ to be behind RAF Fairford terror plotPolitico Europe
MILITARYOct 12RAF Fairford incident ‘almost certainly’ directed by Iran’s security force, Burnham saysThe Iranian ambassador to the UK has been summoned to make clear that “Britain will not tolerate threats on our soil”, foreign secretary Ed Miliband also saidThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 12MPSC Aspirants Call Off 10-Day Agitation As IAS Tukaram Mundhe Inducted Into Probe PanelMPSC aspirants ended their 10-day protest in Pune after the Maharashtra government formed a committee including IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe to investigate alleged recruitment irregularities The agitation concluded following assurances that their demands including the MPSC Chairmans leave during the inquiry would be addressedenglish_jagran · india
POLITICSOct 12Tukaram Mundhe appointed Secretary of panel to overhaul MPSC; aspirants end agitationSubsequently, Maharashtra Public Service Commission Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar announced that he had proceeded on leave till the inquiry was completedThe Hindu
CYBEROct 9Why A Starlink Test In Italy Has Iran’s Internet Censors WorriedA Starlink trial on an Italian hilltop connected an ordinary smartphone to the Internet without mobile coverage, a satellite dish, or an external antenna. The demonstration quickly drew attention in Iran, where Internet access remains heavily filtered and authorities imposed a near-total blackout during the January protests. As Hannah Kaviani from RFE/RL's Radio Farda program Negah-e-Farda (Iran Tomorrow) explains, for many Iranians the test raised a provocative possibility: getting online without relying on infrastructure the state can control or switch off.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 9Putin offers help to end Iran war while Russia continues its own in UkraineThe Russian president met Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan and pledged to do “everything in our power” to end the ongoing war between the US and Iran, despite Russia not being among the official mediators.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 9NEWSBRIEF: HURRICANE ISAIAS, UKRAINE WAR LATEST, POLITICS OF IRAN WARGulf Coast Preps for Isaias, Ukraine expects Russian winter offensive, and Trump's Iran War in focus as Midterms approach.NPR News
MILITARYOct 8Pentagon barred Qatar base access to hide Iran war damage, US senator claimsSen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was denied access to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during a recent Congressional Delegation trip in what he calls a "cover-up."Military Times
MILITARYOct 8Pentagon barred Qatar base access to hide Iran war damage, US senator claimsSen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was denied access to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during a recent Congressional Delegation trip in what he calls a "cover-up."Defense News
CONFLICTOct 8Pro-Iran groups behind foiled attack on Bank of America in Paris, FBI findsLe Monde [en]
BUSINESSOct 8Germany lifts GDP forecast as economy withstands Iran warThe government lifted its full-year growth projection to 1.3%, up from its April forecast of just 0.5%, as the German economy proved more resilient than expected.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 8UK airbase plot expands fears of Iran's military capabilitieswfla · united states of america
POLITICSOct 7France summons Iranian ambassador over 'disinformation campaign' on school protestsFrance said the Iranian authorities' comments on high school protests currently rocking France were 'absolutely unacceptable,' after Iran, which repressed a protest movement in January, accused France of 'human rights violations.'Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 7France summons Iranian ambassador over 'disinformation' on student protestsThe French foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against a "disinformation campaign conducted by the Iranian authorities" over the student protests that have rocked France. The move came a day after Tehran summoned the French ambassador over the treatment of protesters in France.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 6Democratic senator says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar ‘to hide the costs’ of Iran warSen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), says the Pentagon blocked him from a key U.S. military base in Qatar while he traveling in the Middle East, accusing the Trump administration of trying to hide damage caused by the Iran war.   Murphy, who traveled to Doha, Qatar, and later Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a congressional delegation,…The Hill
CONFLICTOct 6UK trial of three Iranians over alleged plot to target Iran dissident journalistsEuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 6Philip Ingram sees Russia, China and Iran stepping up ‘gray zone’ activities across UK and EuropeFrançois Picard is pleased to welcome Philip Ingram, journalist and former British military intelligence officer. The events surrounding RAF Fairford are not an isolated incident, explains Ingram. It's part of a much wider security issue in which conventional military operations, intelligence activity and gray-zone tactics increasingly overlap.France 24 [en]
MILITARYBREAKINGOct 6US withdrew its bombers from Fairford base due to possible drone attack from IranClarín