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U.S. authorities have charged three men — Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani — with plotting nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., as well as an assault on RAF Fairford in the UK, a base used by U.S. Air Force bombers and troops. Al-Saadi, who is already jailed in the U.S., allegedly coordinated with his co-conspirators to attack RAF Fairford on September 27 using suspicious vans carrying explosives; British authorities linked this incident to Iran despite Tehran’s denials, prompting a withdrawal of U.S. bombers from the base. The indictment details how al-Saadi used coded messages while in jail to direct financial support for these attacks through a network aligned with Iranian-backed terrorist groups like Kata’ib Hizballah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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On November 10, 2026, U.S. authorities charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani with terrorism-related offenses for plotting nearly 20 attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, as well as an attack on RAF Fairford, a British Royal Air Force base housing U.S. military aircraft and personnel. The charges were laid out in an eight-count superseding indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court by U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald. Al-Saadi, who is already in U.S. custody after being arrested earlier this year, allegedly continued to coordinate with his co-defendants days before the planned September attack on RAF Fairford.

The suspects are accused of ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Kata'ib Hizballah. According to prosecutors, Al-Hassani directed associates in the UK to conduct surveillance of RAF Fairford in August, paying one individual to record video footage of the base’s perimeter. The group also obtained three vans and barrels of fuel, researched chemical accelerants, and purchased metal objects that could be used as explosive shrapnel.

Additionally, Al-Saadi, while detained in New York on previous criminal charges, attempted to pass coded messages to his co-defendants through calls with family members from jail. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham previously stated that the plot against RAF Fairford was likely coordinated by Iran.

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“These defendants helped orchestrate a campaign of terror on behalf of terrorist organizations affiliated with Iran that targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, and the British military base, RAF Fairford, housing American service members,” U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald said in a news release.

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US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks at RAF Fairford and other sites · assertive framing

Three men, including one already jailed in the United States, have been accused by U.S. authorities of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., as well as a planned assault on a British airbase used by the U.S. Air Force. asserted

who → include → Force

Charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, were detailed in a superseding indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court. asserted

Charges → detail → court

Al-Saadi, who was arrested in the spring, continued to coordinate with his co-defendants in the days leading up to the attempted September terrorist plot at a British Royal Air Force Base in Fairford, United Kingdom, where U.S. bombers and troops had been stationed, prosecutors allege. asserted

prosecutors → arrest → Fairford

McDonald → orchestrate → release

"The threat presented by Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups to America and our allies is not hypothetical — it is very real.” asserted

it → present → America

that → say → month

Five men were detained after midnight on Sept. 27 on suspected explosives and terrorism offenses after three suspicious vans were spotted traveling toward the base in western England. asserted

vans → detain → England

A sixth suspect, a British-Iranian dual national, was arrested several days later. asserted

suspect → arrest → ?

All the men were released on bail. asserted

men → release → bail

British authorities linked the incident to Tehran, and though Iran denied involvement, the arrests prompted the U.S. to withdraw its bombers that had been stationed there. asserted

that → link → bombers

The bombers were redeployed to their home bases in the United States. asserted

bombers → redeploy → States

RAF Fairford, located 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London, has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East. According to the indictment, al-Saadi used coded language in communications with relatives from jail to direct that money be passed along to others who could carry out attacks. uncertain

who → locate → attacks

The indictment alleged that the three men conspired together to use a network of contacts in the United Kingdom to commit terrorist attacks on behalf of an Iran-aligned terrorist network, which included the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kata’ib Hizballah. asserted

which → allege → Corps

In June, al-Saadi pleaded not guilty to charges that he plotted at least 18 attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran. asserted

he → plead → Iran

He called himself a “prisoner of war.” asserted

He → call → war

He has been held without bail since. asserted

He → hold → bail

His lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday on the latest development. asserted

lawyers → respond → development

Both Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have been designated by the U.S. government as foreign terrorist organizations. asserted

Hizballah → designate → organizations

U.S. prosecutors say Al-Saadi was a Kata’ib Hizballah commander. asserted

Saadi → say → ?

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