英国警方周四表示，已就该案逮捕了另一名男子。美国国土安全部部长马克韦恩·穆林周四在谈到在美军使用的皇家空军基地附近逮捕并释放五名男子一事时表示，美国此前已知晓伊朗或其代理人将“尝试发动袭击，目标可能是美国在英国的资产”。
U.K police said Thursday they arrested another man in connection with the case. The United States knew Iran or its proxies were going to "try and do an attack, possibly on a United States asset in the [United Kingdom]," Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said Thursday of the arrest and release of five men near a Royal Air Force base used by the U.S.
穆林在接受福克斯新闻采访时表示，美国“一直在与英国官员密切关注”局势，并向美方“进行了通报”。此前，英国首相安迪·伯纳姆周三表示，他认为伊朗在发生于上周末英国皇家空军基地的事件中“扮演了角色”，该基地驻扎有参与对伊冲突的美国战机。
Mullin told Fox News the U.S. "had already been watching" the situation with British officials and the U.S. was "giving them a heads up." His comments come after U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday he believes Iran "played a part" in last weekend's incident at a Royal Air Force base in England that hosts U.S. warplanes involved in the conflict with Iran.
穆林说：“他们也向我们提供信息，所以这是我们已经在关注的事情，我们只是不知道袭击会从何而来，”他补充说，伊朗对美国及其盟友始终是一个威胁。
"They were also feeding information to us, so this was something we were paying attention to already, we just didn't know where it was coming from" Mullin said, adding that Iran is always a threat to the United States and its allies.
穆林表示：“这次的情况更加具体，因此我们对这里存在的直接威胁处于高度戒备状态，虽然当时不知道威胁来自何方，但当我们发现时，我们能够迅速采取行动。”
"This was a little bit more specific, so we were on heightened alert about the direct threat we had here but didn't know where it was coming from, so when we saw it we were able to act quick," Mullin said.
警方表示，周日凌晨，五名来自伦敦、年龄在23至25岁之间的英国公民在费尔福德皇家空军基地附近被捕，当时他们驾驶着三辆面包车。该基地长期以来一直是美国空军在中东行动（包括针对伊朗的冲突）的关键枢纽。
Five British nationals from London between the ages of 23 and 25 were arrested early Sunday in possession of three vans near RAF Fairford, police said, which has long been a key hub for U.S. Air Force operations in the Middle East -- including in the conflict with Iran.
警方称，这些男子涉嫌恐怖主义和爆炸物犯罪，这引发了外界的猜测，即被捕人员可能在策划针对该皇家空军基地的袭击，且疑似受外国势力指使。
Police said the men were suspected of terrorism and explosives offenses, prompting speculation that the detainees were planning to target the RAF base, possibly on behalf of a foreign power.
调查人员表示，在对嫌疑人的车辆进行搜查时并未发现任何简易爆炸装置；当局称，在经过“深入调查”后，这些嫌疑人已于周一被保释释放。周四，英国反恐部门宣布又逮捕了一名具有英国和伊朗双重国籍的男子，怀疑其与这起案件有关（涉嫌“策划恐怖活动”）。该部门还表示，另有两名嫌疑人已被“在警告条件下”接受讯问，并且警方已搜查了两处相关地点。
Investigators said a search of the suspects' vehicles found no improvised explosive devices and authorities said they were released on bail on Monday after "extensive interviews." On Thursday, the U.K. Counter Terrorism Policing unit announced it had arrested another man -- a dual U.K./Iranian citizen -- in connection with the case on suspicion of "preparation of terrorist acts." It also said a second man had been questioned "under caution" and that it had searched two properties.
穆林对这五名嫌疑人被释放表示失望，但他强调：“这并不意味着这些人可以逍遥法外。我们以及我们的合作伙伴正在密切监视着他们，绝不会让他们逃脱我们的视线。”
Mullin expressed frustration that the five men were released, but "It doesn't mean these individuals are just running loose. We -- as in our partners and us -- have eyes on these five individuals. We not going to let them slip through the cracks."
当被问及美国是否计划对此事件采取任何应对措施时，唐纳德·特朗普总统周三表示：“美国目前正在对此事进行研究。”当被问及英国的应对措施时，特朗普称：“英国确实释放了一些我们抓获的、企图炸毁军事基地的嫌疑人；我们很早就发现了他们，目前正在核实他们的行为是否属实。”英国首相安迪·伯纳姆周三表示，英国政府认为伊朗可能与这起阴谋有关。
Asked if he planned any response to the possible attack, President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. is "studying it right now. We're studying it. We're studying it very hard." Asked about how the U.K. has responded, Trump said, "The U.K. did release a number of people that we caught wanting to blow up a base. We caught them early and I'm trying to figure out if that's for real, if they actually did it." U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday that his government believed Iran "played a part" in the possible plot.
伯纳姆表示：“有确凿证据表明伊朗参与了上周末在费尔福德皇家空军基地发生的事件，但这仍是一起复杂且严重的警方调查案件；当然，我们正在与美国方面密切合作。”
"There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford, but of course it remains an ongoing complex and serious police investigation, and of course we are working closely with our colleagues in the United States of America," Burnham said.
针对这些指控，伊朗外交部长阿拉加奇回应称：“我可以证实，伊朗认为那些被释放的、为外国势力工作的所谓‘恐怖分子’其实只是无辜的人；你们完全搞错了方向。”
Reacting to those accusations, Iranian Foreign Minister Aragachi said, "I can confirm Iran's belief that releasing supposed terrorists working for foreign states really says it all. You're barking up the wrong tree."