此次袭击的目标是位于英国的费尔福德空军基地（Fairford Airbase）。
targeting the Fairford Airbase in the United Kingdom.
伊朗驻伦敦大使馆在周一发表的声明中，强烈谴责了将德黑兰与这起事件联系起来的“毫无根据的猜测”。五名英国公民在该基地附近被捕；该基地驻扎着美国军用飞机，这些飞机曾在英伊冲突期间被用于轰炸伊朗。
Iran’s embassy in London condemned in a statement on Monday the “fabricated speculations” linking Tehran to the incident. Five British nationals were arrested in the vicinity of the base, which hosts United States military aircraft that have been used to bomb Iran amid the conflict between the two countries.
这些嫌疑人于周日上午因涉嫌“策划恐怖活动”而被拘留。英国外交大臣埃德·米利班德（Ed Miliband）表示，英国必须准备好应对欧洲乃至全球面临的所有安全威胁，并补充称：“我们将对伊朗的代理人采取行动。”
The suspects were detained on Sunday morning on suspicion of the “preparation of a terrorist act”. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Monday that the UK must be prepared to “confront” all security threats facing Europe and the world, adding: “We will act against the proxies of Iran.” Iran’s embassy in London said that it “categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent unfounded and malicious speculations published by some British individuals and media outlets”, asserting that the accusations would fuel “Iranophobia propaganda” in Britain.
伊朗驻伦敦大使馆表示，他们“坚决拒绝并强烈谴责某些英国个人和媒体发布的毫无事实依据的恶意猜测”，认为这些指控会加剧英国国内的“恐伊情绪”。伊朗方面还表示，他们保留“采取适当法律措施”的权利。
Iran reserves the right to “take appropriate legal measures”, it added.
目前，英国警方尚未将此次事件与伊朗直接联系起来，反恐部门仍在继续调查中。
British police have not thus far linked Iran to the arrests as Counter Terrorism Policing continues investigating.
英国安全官员正在从多个角度展开调查，怀疑这些嫌疑人可能违反了《爆炸物法》或涉嫌策划恐怖活动。
British security officials are exploring “multiple lines of enquiry” on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and “preparation of a terrorist act”.
英国政府已授权美国使用驻扎在费尔福德空军基地的轰炸机，对在霍尔木兹海峡袭击船只的伊朗导弹设施进行打击。
The UK government gave the US authorisation to use bombers based at the RAF Fairford to strike Iranian missile sites that were attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
据知情人士透露，调查人员认为此次袭击最有可能与伊朗有关；同时，俄罗斯的破坏行动或伊斯兰主义组织的阴谋也在调查范围内。
On Sunday, a source familiar with the investigation said an Iranian-linked motive is considered the most likely, while a Russian sabotage operation or an Islamist plot were also being looked at.
伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）曾在7月份表示，费尔福德空军基地是一个合法的目标。
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had said in July that the Fairford base was a legitimate target.
英国警方是在接到线索后逮捕这五名男子的——据称有三辆可疑车辆正朝英格兰西南部的该基地方向行驶。
British police arrested the five men after receiving a tip that three suspicious vehicles appeared to be heading towards the base in southwest England.
在周一发布的声明中，反恐部门确认这些嫌疑人为来自伦敦的英国公民，年龄在23至25岁之间。
In their statement on Monday, the counterterrorism police identified the men as British nationals aged 23 to 25 from London.
周一下午，英国反恐部门负责人表示，经过深入调查后，这五名嫌疑人已被释放，并被要求缴纳保释金。
On Monday afternoon, the head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing said the five were being released on bail “following extensive interviews and inquiries”.
助理专员劳伦斯·泰勒补充说：“需要明确的是，这并不意味着调查已经结束。他们仍受到严格的行动限制，且不得与他人接触。”
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor added: “To be very clear, this does not mean that the investigation is over. They are subject to stringent conditions on their movement and contact with others”.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普称，这些嫌疑人企图制造“重大破坏”，长期以来一直受到英国和美国当局的调查，最终他们被抓获了。
US President Donald Trump said the suspects had been looking to do “big damage” and had been under investigation by British and US authorities “for a long time, and we got them”.
英国首相安迪·伯纳姆原定于周一主持Cobra紧急应对小组的会议，以继续协调相关调查工作。
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham was due on Monday to chair a meeting of the COBRA emergency response team as British authorities continue to investigate the incident.