Man charged in US for RAF Fairford plot 'was dual-British national who was stripped of his citizenship last month after he fled to Middle East'

The United States has filed charges against three individuals for their alleged role in planning an assault on a British Royal Air Force base located in Fairford, UK. According to prosecutors, one of the suspects, who was already under arrest at the time, communicated by phone while in custody to coordinate the attack plans with others involved.

The Justice Department has unveiled an indictment against three Iran-backed terrorists who plotted to attack RAF Fairford, a British air base housing U.S. troops, using fuel-filled vans as explosive devices. The suspects—Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani—are accused of conducting surveillance on the base, obtaining vehicles, and preparing accelerants and shrapnel for…

U.S. authorities charged three men with plotting nearly 20 terrorist attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., as well as a planned assault on RAF Fairford, a British military base. The defendants—Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi (dual Iranian-Iraqi national), Mohsen Mohajeri (Iranian national), and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani (Iraqi national)—face charges detailed in a superseding indictment…

The Justice Department reported on November 10 that an Iranian-backed militant named Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, who is detained in New York, attempted to plan an attack on RAF Fairford air base in Britain by passing coded messages through family members' phone calls. Al-Saadi previously pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to support Kata'ib Hezbollah, a group designated as terrorist by the…

US authorities have charged three men—Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani—with plotting nearly 20 terror attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the US, as well as an attack on RAF Fairford, a British military base housing American service members. Al-Saadi, who is in custody after being arrested earlier this year, allegedly continued coordinating with his…

Three men—Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani—are charged with plotting attacks on RAF Fairford in England and Jewish communities in Europe and the US, allegedly at Iran's direction. Unsealed in Manhattan Federal Court, the indictment details their coordination of an assault planned for September 27 against RAF Fairford, which houses American service members. The case…

U.S. authorities have charged three individuals — Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani — with planning nearly 20 terror attacks supported by Iran. The suspects allegedly targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., as well as a British airbase used by the U.S. Air Force. Al-Saadi, who was arrested earlier this year, continued to coordinate with his co-defendants…

The US Justice Department charged three individuals described as "Iranian operatives" for their alleged involvement in a terrorist plot at RAF Fairford airbase in September. The incident was first reported by a local farmer who noticed suspicious activities including several men and white vans near the base, leading to police intervention and subsequent charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen…

The U.S. Justice Department announced charges on November 10, 2026, against three individuals described as "Iranian operatives" for their alleged involvement in a terrorist plot at RAF Fairford airbase in southwest England. The accused are Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, with Al-Saadi already incarcerated in New York on previous terrorism charges. They face an…

The US Department of Justice has charged three Iran-backed operatives with planning a series of attacks in Europe and the UK. The DOJ alleges that these individuals were involved in the September incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, where suspicious vans led to a major security alert but no explosives were found. Seven men have been arrested in the UK over this incident, while the US indictment names…

U.S. authorities have charged three men—Mohammad Al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani—with plotting nearly 20 terrorist attacks supported by Iran. These planned attacks targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., as well as a British Royal Air Force base used by the U.S. Air Force. Al-Saadi was arrested earlier this year, while Mohajeri and Al-Hassani remain at large. The indictment details…

An indictment unsealed on Tuesday claims that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, held at New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center since spring, used coded phone calls with his family to coordinate a suspected Iran-backed terror plot targeting RAF Fairford, a British airbase used by the US military. The alleged communications directed nearly 20 attacks against Jewish communities in Europe and the US, according to…

Federal prosecutors in New York have charged three men with terrorism offenses for their alleged involvement in nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the United States on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iraqi militia Kata'ib Hezbollah. The indictment includes a September plot against a British air base where American forces were stationed, as well as arson attacks…

Three men have been accused by U.S. authorities of participating in nearly 20 terrorist attacks and attempted assaults supporting Iranian-backed groups across the United States and Europe. The accused are Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, who face charges including conspiracy to provide support for acts of terrorism and financing terrorism. Al-Saadi is in custody and…

The Justice Department indicted three individuals—Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani—for their alleged involvement in nearly 20 attacks across Europe and the United States, including a plot to target RAF Fairford in Britain. The indictment alleges that they coordinated under the direction of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iraqi militia Kata’ib…