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Source: Axios

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the UK House of Commons Monday that Iran's Revolutionary Guard was "almost certainly" behind the suspected plot to attack the RAF Fairford base where U.S. bombers were stationed. Why it matters: This was the first time the UK officially blamed Iran for the alleged planned attack. What he said: "I can confirm our assessment that it is highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, almost certainly directed by the IRGC. We will not tolerate these threats on our soil," Burnham said. Driving the news: Ten days ago, the U.S. evacuated a dozen B-1 strategic bombers from RAF Fairford in response to intelligence indicating an Iranian drone attack. It would have been an unprecedented and brazen move by Iran against a U.S. base in Europe — with the potential to dramatically escalate the war in the Middle East.The decision to move the bombers came several days after British security forces arrested several dual British-Iranian citizens suspected of planning an attack on the base.It was unclear whether the people who were arrested were connected to the alleged planned drone attack or if they were planning a different attack.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel provided...