US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase
Prosecutors say the men used coded jail calls and a network in Britain to coordinate nearly 20 attacks and a planned assault on the base.
- On Tuesday, United States authorities charged three men with plotting a "campaign of terror" involving nearly 20 attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, plus RAF Fairford.
- A superseding indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court named defendants Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali Hassani as the alleged plotters.
- Following the detention of five men in England on Sept. 27 after three suspicious vans approached the base, United States military withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford.
- U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald reported that Saadi continued coordinating with his co-defendants from custody, leading up to the attempted terrorist plot against the British Royal Air Force Base.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer permits the United States to use RAF Fairford for "defensive" strikes against Iranian missile sites, though the United Kingdom will not join "offensive" combat.
111 Articles
111 Articles
The three men charged with terrorism are alleged to have been involved in 20 attacks or attempts in the US and Europe, including the incident at RAF Fairford. The post US: Three charged with terrorism – Allegedly acting for Iran appeared first on in.gr.
US Justice Department: Iran-backed group member helped plan attack on UK air base while in prison
Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi attempted to pass coded messages to two other alleged Iran-backed operatives through phone calls to immediate family members from jail in New York.
The US justice announced on Tuesday that it had charged three "Iranian agents" suspected of being involved in an incident near an English airbase used by the United States to carry out attacks against Iran. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
NBC Dallas-Fort WorthU.S. charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on U.K. airbase
NEW YORK — Three men, including one already jailed in the United States, were accused by U.S. authorities Tuesday of being Iran-supported operatives...
Among the cases being investigated is the alleged attempted terrorist attack on Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Fairford in September 2026.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 62% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
