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Three Men Indicted Over Alleged RAF Fairford PlotThe U.S. indictment links the charges to alleged support for Kata'ib Hizballah and Iran’s IRGC, and an alleged September 2026 plot.
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- Those indicted are Iranian-Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Iranian national Mohsen Mohajeri, and Iraqi national Mohammad Ali al-Hassani.
- The U.S. Justice Department linked the men to nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks in Europe and the United States.
- On August 22, 2026, al-Hassani allegedly paid an associate to surveil RAF Fairford’s perimeter and received videos of the area.
- According to the indictment, three vans were to go to RAF Fairford on September 26, 2026; at least two were stopped at a security checkpoint, and van occupants were arrested the next morning.
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