- 1Three men were charged in a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, per the AP.
- 2U.S. authorities accuse them of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S.
- 3The charges also cover a planned assault on RAF Fairford, a British base used by the U.S. Air Force.
- 4Only al-Saadi is in custody; U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald said he was arrested in the spring.
Three men have been charged in a federal indictment over Iran-backed terror plots, according to U.S. authorities cited in an Associated Press report distributed by PBS News. Axios separately reports the charges, which include a September scheme against a British Royal Air Force base that housed U.S. military personnel and aircraft.
The indictment is a formal U.S. charge linking alleged Iran-backed operatives to planned attacks on Jewish communities and a base housing American service members. The defendants have not been convicted, and the allegations are prosecutors' claims.
What prosecutors allege
A superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court names Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national. The AP reports that U.S. authorities accuse them of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., as well as a planned assault on a British airbase used by the U.S. Air Force.
U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald said in a news release that al-Saadi, who was arrested in the spring, continued to coordinate with his co-defendants in the days before the attempted September plot at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom, where U.S. bombers and troops had been stationed.
These defendants helped orchestrate a campaign of terror on behalf of terrorist organizations affiliated with Iran...
What is not confirmed
Only al-Saadi is in custody, according to the AP. The sources provided do not include responses from the defendants or their lawyers. The allegations are charges, and the sources report no convictions.
- Attacks allegedly plotted, per the AP
- nearly 20
- Men charged in the indictment
- 3
Sources
This brief draws on the AP report carried by PBS News and on Axios, a separate outlet.
Reported from 2 published sources (PBS News, axios.com). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
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