⚡️🇬🇧🇺🇸 — British Police Declare Major Incident and Evacuate Area Near RAF Fairford Following Arrests Under Explosives Act, — Reuters.

​➡️ Gloucestershire Police declared a major incident in southwest England after arresting several men on suspicion of offenses under the Explosives Act near RAF Fairford, a critical military installation utilized by the United States Air Force. Armed police locked down access points to the base while approximately 30 emergency vehicles—including fire engines, ambulances, and bomb-disposal units—deployed to the surrounding village of Whelford. The Army’s specialist explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams are currently examining multiple vehicles within an established security cordon, prompting local authorities to evacuate nearby residential properties as a precautionary measure.

​➡️ The security lockdown comes amid heightened threat levels and heightened force-protection postures following the British government's authorization for U.S. forces to launch strategic strikes from RAF Fairford against Iranian missile assets threatening shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. While U.S. Air Force representatives declined to discuss specific force-protection adjustments, the installation remains on high alert following explicit threats issued by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards earlier this year, compounding broader European anxieties regarding state-backed sabotage and hybrid security threats.

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