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U.S. charges 3 men with plotting multiple terrorist attacks, including planned attack against U.K. air base
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Three men, including Mohammad Al-Saadi who is already jailed in the U.S., were charged by U.S. authorities with plotting nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., as well as a planned assault on a British air base used by the U.S. Air Force.
- The indictment reveals Al-Saadi coordinated the RAF Fairford attack plot from prison, using coded messages passed through family members, while co-defendants Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani facilitated logistics and surveillance.
- The plot involved procuring vans disguised with fake business decals, fuel, chemical accelerants, and explosive materials to target the RAF Fairford base, where U.S. bombers and troops are stationed.
- The men are accused of acting on behalf of Iran-aligned terrorist groups, including Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kata’ib Hizballah, both designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. government.
- U.S. authorities emphasize the ongoing and real threat posed by Iran-backed terrorist groups to American and allied security interests.
