Associated Press reported that U.S. and British leaders have raised the possibility of the Islamic Republic playing a role in two recent security incidents without providing any public evidence, but by Friday, the 10th of Mehr, Tehran’s connection to neither incident had been confirmed.

The two cases relate to arrests near the British RAF Fairford air base and an attack in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight bound for Israel. Investigations are still in their early stages, and the Islamic Republic has rejected involvement in the Fairford incident.

Associated Press wrote that if Tehran’s role in the Fairford incident is confirmed, it could align with the Islamic Republic’s strategy of asymmetric warfare; an approach based on lower-cost actions to pressure more powerful enemies.

Islamic Republic military officials have also openly defended asymmetric warfare. The news agency said the use of drones, attack boats, sea mines, and proxy armed groups are among the tools of this strategy.

Associated Press also referred to past allegations about Tehran’s use of intermediaries and criminal networks abroad, but it emphasized that the Islamic Republic’s connection to the two recent events has not yet been confirmed.