Iranian man who allegedly tried to enter nuclear base released

An Iranian man charged after allegedly trying to enter the Faslane naval base has been released pending further inquiries without appearing in court.

The 34-year-old was arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, at about 17:00 on Thursday.

He had been expected to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Monday – but the Crown Office said that "after full and careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case" the man had been freed pending further inquiries.

Prosecutors said the case against him was still live and under consideration – but that there would be no proceedings against a 31-year-old Romanian woman who was also arrested at the base.

She has been released without charge following consideration of the "available admissible evidence," although the Crown said it reserved the right to proceed with the case in the future should further evidence become available.

Faslane, on the Gare Loch about 25 miles (40km) north-west of Glasgow, is the home of all the Royal Navy's nuclear submarines.

Those include the UK's four Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines which carry Trident nuclear missiles.

Iran has responded by launching attacks on Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf.

On Monday, president Donald Trump claimed "productive conversations" about a "complete and total resolution" to the conflict had taken place between the US and Iran.