UK's Fairford fumble: Suspects released, Iran blamed & now two re-arrested

Let's now talk about something that happened four weeks ago. The UK police busted an alleged terror plot aimed at UK's Fairford Base, which hosted hundreds of US military personnel and aircraft. But questions were raised as all seven suspects arrested in the case were released on bail. Let's now talk about what's happened in the latest. In a fresh development, two of them, a 24-year-old British citizen and a 25-year-old British-Iranian dual national, have been re-arrested. Just what is going on here? Here's what's known. They were taken into custody over suspicion of assisting the Iranian intelligence service, allegedly. UK's counter-terror police saying that the probe into the alleged terror plot is hugely complex. Evidence gathering continues. Investigators are still examining the level of Iranian involvement and the aim behind the terror plot. As they have been charged under Section 3 of UK's National Security Act, these suspects basically face a potential sentence of 14 years in jail. But the sequence of events leaving a lot unanswered. Let's just take the case of the 24-year-old British national who was re-arrested. He was one of the five men arrested near the Fairford base on September 27 for preparation of a terrorist attack, allegedly, after no explosives were found from the three vehicles. they were traveling in, they were released on police bail barely a day later. Three days later, the British-Iranian dual national was arrested from London and also charged for preparation of a terrorist attack, allegedly. However, he also was released on police bail almost immediately. And it's worth pointing out here that a suspect can be released from police custody in the UK until the first court hearing, subject to certain conditions. While the anti-terror police say that its decision to grant bail was grounded in experience and strategy, the U.S. president openly criticized the move. Here's what he said. A week after the Fairford incident, the U.S. pulled out all its bomber jets from the base. Remember, a move which Trump attributed to a possible Iranian threat. This base had been used by the U.S. military during the West Asia war to strike Iran. However, Tehran has denied any link to this alleged plot. A few days earlier, the U.K. Prime Minister accused Iran over the Fairford terror plot. His government also imposed an immediate asset freeze and travel ban on two Iranians for their alleged role in planning and conducting attacks overseas. But I can confirm our assessment that it is highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard. We will not tolerate these threats on our soil. We will crack down on Iran's use of criminal networks. And as the mystery over this alleged Fairford terror plot intensifies, this case has also turned into a major test of British security and counter-terrorism policing.