U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Manchester's Jewish community

Key Points:

• Two Iranian men, Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi, have been charged with plotting a terror attack on Manchester's Jewish community and appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court, with a further hearing set for October 23 in London.
• The suspects were arrested on September 20 and are alleged to have been in contact with an overseas third party, possibly in Iran, who provided instructions for making a homemade chlorine bomb.
• The arrests come nearly a year after a deadly attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, where two people were killed during Yom Kippur services.
• British officials emphasized there is no ongoing public threat but acknowledged the distress caused to Jewish communities, especially in Manchester, as the anniversary of the synagogue attack approaches.
• Both suspects arrived in the UK by small boat several years ago; one has been granted asylum while the other’s claim is pending, highlighting concerns over illegal migration amid recent security incidents targeting Jewish and Israel-linked sites in the UK.