Trump spoke about the US investigation into detainees at the air base in Britain // Trump: detainees at the air base in Britain wanted to cause serious damage

The U.S. was investigating detainees at the British Fairford Air Base, used by the United States Air Force. This was stated by US President Donald Trump in an interview with journalists at the Chicago airport.

The US president said the arrest of the suspects was “great” thanks to the joint work of US and British authorities. “They [the suspects] intended to do serious damage ... and the cooperation with the British went just fine.” Maybe it was Scotland Yard. Don't know. We have worked with many of them. We followed them for a long time and eventually caught them, Trump said.

Fairford Air Force Base has been used by the US military since the spring of 2026. From this position, American forces strike Iranian missile positions from which attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz are conducted. British police today reported an evacuation near the airbase. Security forces arrested five men suspected of preparing a terrorist attack and violating the law on explosives.