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Seventh suspect arrested in London over alleged Iranian-linked plot targeting RAF Fairford

The arrest is the latest in an investigation that has drawn international attention after US President Donald Trump said a threat linked to Iran had subsequently prompted the removal of B-1 bombers.

Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026.
A B-1 bomber takes off from RAF Fairford airbase, as the US removes its B-1 bombers one week after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act.

What do we know about the suspected Iranian plot to attack UK's Fairford airbase? - explainer

Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron October 16, 2000.

On this day: Second Intifada triggered following Ariel Sharon's visit to Temple Mount

 A force of hard-hitting and aggressive American soldiers in large-scale manoeuvres, circa 1942.

US National Archives recovers over 120 previously unknown American POW statements from WWII


IDF dropped 18,000 bombs during Iran war

These bombs were dropped as part of 1,000 waves of IAF aircraft, with CENTCOM saying that the US had struck over 13,000 targets during the war.

Israeli Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war, March 30, 2026.

IDF kills nearly 600 Hezbollah terrorists since renewed fighting, including two 'major-generals'

Out of the terrorists, there were at least 220 Radwan Force members and 150 surface-to-surface missile launcher operatives, according to the military.

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah terrorists, published March 20, 2026.

Taliban, Pakistan declare Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in conflict that has killed hundreds

Both parties stated that the ceasefire is in order to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr over the coming days.

People carry the coffins of victims, who died in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre, during a mass burial, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026.

Kabul rehab center bombed by Pakistan, death toll rises, families search for survivors

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has put the death toll at 143 in the bombing of a Kabul drug rehab centre by Pakistan, an official told Reuters on Wednesday.

A view of destruction following reported Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 17, 2026. Afghan officials said the strikes allegedly hit a drug rehabilitation center in the capital, causing civilian casualties.

What are cluster munitions and how does Israel intercept them? - explainer

The use of cluster-bomb-carrying missiles has raised questions among the public regarding the interception capability of air defense systems.

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli center coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 9, 2026.

Suspect of 1994 bombing of Buenos Aires’ AMIA Jewish center appointed head of IRGC

Ahmad Vahidi, the suspect of the AMIA Jewish Community center bombing, was appointed head of the IRGC a day after Supreme Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes.

Ahmad Vahidi, then deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, arrives at the sixth anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's killing at Tehran's Musalla. Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC, was killed in 2020 in a US missile strike in Iraq.

US used B-1 'Lancer' strategic bombers to strike targets inside Iran, CENTCOM confirms

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated the aircraft could see expanded use for the remainder of the war.

In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers, July 8, 2017 in Korean Peninsula, South Korea.

Israel, US shift strikes to broader targets across Iran as war expands

While Israel had managed to drop 2,500 bombs on the Islamic Republic's forces already by Monday night, a pace which, within a couple of days, could exceed all the bombs dropped on in June 2025.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

IDF: 2,000 bombs dropped on Iran already, equal to 50% of total from June 2025's 12 Day War

Israel was disappointed that after it brought Tehran down from as many as 3,000 missiles in June to around 1,300, in only eight months, Iran was able to rebuild and return to the 2,500 missile level.

Israeli Air Force fighter pilots prepare to strike Iran, February 28, 2026

Does the US have enough bunker busters to end Iran's nuclear program? - analysis

The question of whether the US can destroy the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility will partly be an intelligence race of who can outwit whom, matching offensive and defensive capabilities.

Illustrative image of a B-2 bomber.