The Fairford Plot, a Suspected Army Spy and the Hegseth Vote | Mike Drop Newsroom

Three men working for Iran's Revolutionary Guard and its Iraqi militia allies are now charged in a plot against a British air base that hosted American bombers and airmen.

MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 11 NOVEMBER 2026

The Justice Department says three Iranian-backed operatives were charged in a superseding indictment tied to a plot against RAF Fairford in England. Prosecutors say the men acted for Iran's IRGC and Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah, that vans disguised as fuel trucks were sent toward the base, and that the network is tied to nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks in Europe and the United States. The alleged leader is accused of passing coded messages through calls to relatives in Iraq from a federal jail in New York. Iran denies involvement. Days after the September incident, the U.S. pulled its B-1 bombers from Fairford.

Mike Ritland breaks down why a handful of men in three vans could force U.S. bombers to move, why every base's outer perimeter is its weak link, and what Iran's new threat to hit U.S. bases far away really means.

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- A senior U.S. Army soldier arrested in England on suspicion of spying for Russia

- Washington's push to renegotiate European security alongside Ukraine talks

- Lawmakers push tighter chip export rules after a PLA-linked university bought NVIDIA H200 chips

- The House blocks the Hegseth impeachment effort, for now

- Ring's indoor flying security camera

Would you let a flying security drone patrol your house? And how do you stop three vans at the fence line? Tell us in the comments.

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0:00 Iran-backed plot against RAF Fairford: three men charged

3:22 Iran threatens U.S. bases far away

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9:30 U.S. Army soldier arrested in England as a suspected Russian spy

12:16 Washington and Moscow talk European security

14:51 NVIDIA, China and the push for tighter chip exports

17:20 Hegseth impeachment effort blocked for now

18:13 Ring's indoor flying security camera