Three men 'with Iran links' indicted over RAF Fairford terror plot as more details released

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Their charges are related to activities in support of Kata'ib Hizballah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a September 2026 terrorist plot at the British RAF Base in Fairford

Three men linked to Iran have been indicted for plotting an alleged terror attack at RAF Fairford earlier this year.

The men have been named as Iranian-Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Iranian national Mohsen Mohajeri and Iraqi national Mohammad Ali al-Hassani. They have been charged with terrorism-related offenses linked to the plot at RAF Fairford.

The US Justice Department released the details on the charges, which has linked the men to nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks throughout Europe and the US. Their charges are related to activities in support of Kata'ib Hizballah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), two US designated foreign terrorist organizations, and a September 2026 terrorist plot at the British RAF Base in Fairford, Gloucestershire.

In September 2026, the men allegedly orchestrated the terrorist plot at the military base. At the time, the base housed US military aircraft and personnel. Al-Hassani and Mohajeri were in Iran at the time of the plot, but allegedly relied on a network of contacts in the UK.

Al-Saadi, who was imprisoned and awaiting trial on pending terrorism charges in the Southern District of New York, allegedly attempted to coordinate with the other two men from jail by passing coded messages through third parties.

According to the US Justice Department, al-Hassani allegedly directed and paid associates in the UK to conduct preparatory steps and arrange logistics for the RAF Fairford Terrorist Plot in August of this year.

Prosecutors say that on August 22, al-Hassani paid one person to perform "pre-operational surveillance of RAF Fairford's perimeter" and he then received videos of the area surrounding the base. In September, he is accused of paying several people to help him prepare for the plot.

Preparations included procuring vans and barrels of fuel, researching the purchase of chemical accelerants, including large quantities of potassium chloride, and purchasing metallic objects that could be used…

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