What we know as three men charged with ‘plotting Iran-backed terror attacks’ on the UK

Three men in the United States have been charged with allegedly conspiring to use a UK-based network to orchestrate the attack on RAF Fairford. Allegedly Iranian-backed operators, the trio are accused of coordinating a series of terrorist attacks in the UK on behalf of an Iran-aligned terrorist network, according to the US Department of Justice. “As alleged, these defendants helped orchestrate a campaign of terror on behalf of terrorist organizations affiliated with Iran that targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, and the British military base, RAF Fairford, housing American service members,” said US Attorney Jamie McDonald for the Southern District of New York. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi (a dual Iranian-Iraqi national), Mohsen Mohajeri (an Iranian national) and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani (an Iraqi national) are facing an eight-count indictment at a New York court. The indictment and other court filings allege that the trio conspired to commit nearly 20 terrorist attacks and attempted attacks in Europe and the United States on behalf of an Iran-aligned terrorist network. That terrorist network allegedly has links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Lebanese-backed militants Hezbollah. This is a breaking news story which will be updated. EXPLORE MORE ON THE TOPICS IN THIS STORY