British prosecutors said Tuesday that two men had been charged under the National Security Act in connection with a September incident near RAF Fairford , an airbase used by US forces to launch strikes on Iran.

US bombers were withdrawn from Fairford on security grounds shortly after the arrests immediately after the incident.

What have police said about the Fairford suspects?

The Crown Prosecution Service charged Mohmed A., 24, of London, with engaging in conduct likely to materially assist a foreign intelligence service. Counterterrorism police chief Laurence Taylor said investigators believed the country involved was Iran.

Nouman E., 24, also of London, was charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK on August 22. Both men were due to appear in court later Tuesday.

Nouman E.…