US charges 3 ‘Iranian-backed’ men over alleged plot at UK Fairford air base
Summary
U.S. prosecutors charged three men they describe as Iranian-backed operatives over alleged attacks and attempted attacks in the United States and Europe, including a plot targeting RAF Fairford in England. Prosecutors allege the men acted for groups linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah; Iran has denied involvement in the Fairford incident. The charges add to earlier allegations against one defendant, who is jailed in New York and has pleaded not guilty.Key Facts
- The defendants are Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani.
- Prosecutors allege al-Hassani directed others to drive vans, including vans carrying fuel barrels, to RAF Fairford.
- Prosecutors allege al-Saadi used coded calls to family members in Iraq to pass messages to al-Hassani and Mohajeri.
- Al-Saadi, who holds Iranian and Iraqi citizenship, has been in U.S. custody since May and has pleaded not guilty to earlier charges.
- U.K. police arrested six people after a report of suspicious activity at Fairford in September; all were released on bail, and two were later charged under the National Security Act.
- The U.S. military withdrew its B-1 bombers from Fairford days after the incident.
- Flight-tracking data showed the U.S. military had removed at least a dozen aircraft from RAF Mildenhall, another U.K. base, on Tuesday.
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