Canada has joined more than two dozen other countries in denouncing Iran’s apparent involvement in a planned attack on an air base in England.
The countries said in a joint statement Monday they “condemn in the strongest terms Iran’s use of violent attacks, including the acts of lethal plotting, arson, sabotage, cyber-attacks, and other hybrid activities against us and our partners.”
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that a suspected terror plot at a U.S.-run military air base last month was “almost certainly” directed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
“We recognise the United Kingdom’s attribution of Iran’s involvement in the incident at RAF Fairford on 27 September,” the statement says.
“The UK has also confirmed this event demonstrates the IRGC’s continued willingness to project hostile activity beyond its borders through covert networks and proxy actors.”
The statement also notes a “recent campaign of attacks across Europe targeting Jewish communities, Iranian journalists and U.S. interests, claimed by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya,” a pro-Iran group.
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The signatories include the United States, France, Germany and Australia, among others. They say any attempt by Iran to threaten individuals on their territory through proxies is unacceptable.
“Anyone who conducts hostile activities on behalf of Iran, or any other state, should know that we will take action to identify, investigate, disrupt and prosecute these acts,” the statement says.
Police have arrested seven men in the investigation into the alleged plot at RAF Fairford, but all suspects have been released on bail and no one has been charged so far.
The RAF Fairford air base has been used by American bombers to strike Iran in the ongoing war.
Iran has denied involvement, although it has previously said that it considers any base used to attack its territory a legitimate target.
Nuke them! Turn them into ashes!
Ith me , Dudley Doright of the cunadian special marine corps delta force death from above, below, sideways coming at ya
What about the hostile murders of peaceful Palestinians by a hostile Israel???
Very confusing! So, the 5 terrorists/diesel pirates (fuel thieves) are out on bail, while Assange was incarcerated for 5 years for an extradition hearing! WOW!
Nuke those f *ucking muslims.
Better allow another million immigrants from the region to demonstrate your resolve
You know its real because they released the terrorists on bail.
@try this, grab a brain, iran isn’t fighting for it’s right to PAAAARTY!
So it is ok for the US to attack Iran schools, but not ok for Iran to attack US military bases. Got it.
The more the US and Israel attack other countries, rather than negotiate reparations and peaceful co-existence, the more the other countries will fight back. If it is the big guy, it is a military action, if it is the little guy it is terrorism. What word did we give to the French resistance, or Vietnam.. Gorilla warfare was one.
We’ve banned nuclear weapons tests for so many years. Use Iran as a testing grounds. You’ll get invalueble research data. Start with Tehran.
Carnhole will give his next speech with his shriveled weiner hanging out and tell the world he’s the new sheriff in town
Iran has been running terrorist operations for many years. How come these countries are denouncing the terror now? I’m glad they did because surly Iran will stop their terror attacks now.
The five terrorists were released within hours of their arrest on bail. That will deter future acts of terrorism. Right?