Five men arrested near RAF Fairford, a base used by US forces against Iran, on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act

• Greece

  «Athens takes away from the Fairford affair proof that the United Kingdom is now a party to the war against Iran, exposed to the reprisals promised by the Revolutionary Guards.»

  What each one tells

  same framing

  Portugal

  «Lisbon interprets the Fairford affair primarily through a security lens: the secured perimeter, the bomb disposal robot, and the American presidential statement, more so than the suspects' motivations.»

• Greece

  focused on Iran

  «several headlines immediately linked the arrests to the war against Tehran, before any confirmation of a sponsor.»

  Omission of motive

  «the British authorities had not released any specific details about the motivations or identity of the suspects at the time of publication.»

  What the account puts first

  Portugal

  Security and historical

  «the coverage focuses on describing the base and police device rather than the identity or motivations of the suspects.»

• Greece

  Reliance on American statement

  «Donald Trump's version of the suspects' intentions is detailed, before any official British confirmation.»

  What it leans on

  Portugal

  Reliance on the American presidential statement

  «the intention of the suspects is reported through Donald Trump's statements rather than through a named British police source.»

and the figures

• around 85 houses evacuated

  To Vima

  Homes evacuated near Whelford

  outbreaks

  only one reports it

  this press does not report this figure