英国警察周日因三辆可疑车辆在拉夫法尔德机场附近被捕，该机场是美国空军部署大型轰炸机的基地。该基地位于英国南部，主要用于部署大型轰炸机，今年因其在美以对伊战争中的角色而备受争议。7月，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队警告称，任何用于发动对伊朗领土袭击的基地都将成为合法目标，并将伦敦对此负责。 unclear if Sunday's incident is linked to the Middle East conflict. When asked, President Trump praised the joint effort, stating, “Working with Britain — it was an amazing job. We had them under investigation,” and added the suspects were “looking to do big damage.” Officials evacuated over 85 homes in the rural village outside the base early Sunday morning.

Aerial footage later showed a bomb disposal robot operating near three white vans hours after the arrests.