00:00Five men were arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack
00:05against the Royal Air Force Fairford Air Base in Gloucestershire southwest of England.
00:10The base was also being used by the United States in its war on Iran, and authorities
00:16are currently probing whether an Iran link is evident.
00:20US President Donald Trump revealed without elaborating that Washington is well aware
00:24of the situation.
00:37The five men were traveling in three vehicles towards the base.
00:42Police are searching their vehicles for possible explosives, an operation which has forced the
00:47evacuation of dozens of houses in the area.
00:49A 400-meter cordon has been put in place around the vehicles while the Army's Explosive, Ordnance,
00:55Disposal Unit examine them.
00:58As a precaution, around 85 households have been advised to evacuate while these examinations
01:03take place.
01:06The UK government authorized US forces to use the base for defensive operations against
01:11Iran, including strikes on Iranian missile sites.
01:15The move triggered an angry response from Tehran, with the Revolutionary Guards warning the
01:21UK in July against getting involved in the war and threatening repercussions.
01:28in the war, which is the World of China.
