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UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says

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Iran's foreign minister has responded, saying the PM was "barking up the wrong tree".

What the coverage shows

All the outlets center on British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s claim that there are “strong indications” Iran played a part in the RAF Fairford incident, with CBS, SCMP, Axios, France 24, the Washington Post and both BBC items closely aligned on that framing. NBC is alone in explicitly noting five arrests and Iran’s denial, while the Washington Post is alone in mentioning police did not detect explosives in vans, adding uncertainty. Fox mainly repackages the claim in a TV segment promo, and the BBC’s later item is the only one to include Iran’s foreign minister dismissing the accusation.

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