US Indicts Three Iranian-Backed Operatives Over 20 T€rror Att∆cks In Europe, America
US Indicts Three Iranian-Backed Operatives Over 20 Terror Attacks In Europe, America
According to the indictment, the alleged activities included a September 2026 plot targeting the Royal Air Force Base at Fairford in the United Kingdom, where American military personnel and aircraft were stationed.
Three alleged Iranian-backed operatives have been indicted in the United States over their alleged involvement in nearly 20 terrorist attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the US.
The United States Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, November 10, saying the defendants were charged in an eight-count superseding indictment for allegedly supporting Kata’ib Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), both designated foreign terrorist organisations by the US.
The defendants were identified as Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national.
According to the indictment, the alleged activities included a September 2026 plot targeting the Royal Air Force Base at Fairford in the United Kingdom, where American military personnel and aircraft were stationed.
The plot was reportedly foiled after operatives allegedly arranged for three vans, some containing barrels of fuel, to be driven towards the military installation.
The indictment alleged that al-Hassani coordinated the operation, paid associates to conduct surveillance around the base and arranged logistics for the planned attack.
Investigators also alleged that al-Saadi, who was already in federal custody in New York over previous terrorism charges, attempted to coordinate with his co-defendants through coded messages passed via family members.
The US authorities further accused the trio of involvement in attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, including arson, explosives and a stabbing incident in London involving two Jewish men.
The indictment also linked the alleged network to an attempted bombing of a synagogue in Manhattan.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the investigation demonstrated the agency’s efforts to disrupt terrorist networks and prevent attacks against American interests.
He disclosed that the FBI had disrupted more than 1300 terrorists and recorded nearly 7000 arrests connected to foreign terrorist organisations over the past 21 months.
“This FBI will use all our resources to detect and stop such terrorist attacks as we’ve done the last 21 months — with over 1,300 terrorists disrupted and nearly 7,000 Foreign Terrorist Organisation related arrests, up 1,057 per cent,” Patel said.
“All those who threaten our homeland will get the message — justice will find you,” he added.
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, said the defendants allegedly continued coordinating terrorist activities even after one of their associates was arrested and transferred to American custody.
He said the alleged operations targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, as well as the British military installation housing American service members.
The eight-count indictment includes charges bordering on conspiracy to provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organisations, conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism, attempted acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, conspiracy to bomb a place of public use and financing terrorism.
Some of the charges carry maximum penalties of life imprisonment.
However, the Department of Justice stressed that the charges remain allegations and that the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The case is being prosecuted by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, with investigative support from the FBI, the New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.
The British authorities also provided assistance in the investigation.
