Washington, November 11, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The United States has charged three men over an alleged Iran-backed campaign of terrorist attacks in Europe and planned violence on American soil, including a foiled plot targeting a British airbase that hosted US military personnel.
The US Justice Department said an eight-count superseding indictment names Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi citizen; Iranian national Mohsen Mohajeri; and Iraqi national Mohammad Ali al-Hassani.
Prosecutors allege that the defendants supported Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Kata’ib Hizballah, both designated foreign terrorist organisations by the United States. The indictment links the alleged network to nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks.
The most recent alleged target was RAF Fairford in Britain, where US aircraft and military personnel were stationed at the time of the attempted attack in September.
According to prosecutors, al-Hassani coordinated the plot from abroad with assistance from associates in Britain. Mohajeri was allegedly in Iran, while al-Saadi was already in federal custody in New York on earlier terrorism charges. Prosecutors claim al-Saadi used coded messages during telephone conversations with relatives in Iraq to communicate with associates despite being behind bars.
The alleged preparations began in August. Associates reportedly carried out surveillance of the airbase, obtained vans and fuel barrels, researched chemical accelerants and acquired metal objects that could be used as shrapnel. The vehicles were allegedly disguised with markings associated with fuel delivery and swimming pool supply businesses.
On September 26, three vans travelled towards RAF Fairford. At least two were stopped at a security roadblock, preventing them from following their intended route. British authorities recovered all three vehicles and arrested their occupants early the following morning.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche warned that those plotting attacks against military installations housing American personnel would face prosecution in the United States.
The indictment also alleges that the defendants were involved in a wider campaign targeting Jewish communities across Europe through a group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI). Prosecutors describe the group as a front for Iran-aligned terrorist organisations.
HAYI claimed responsibility for 18 attacks in Europe during the spring, including seven in Britain. The incidents allegedly involved arson, explosive attacks and the near-fatal stabbing of two Jewish men in London, one of whom held British and American citizenship.
Investigators further allege that some attacks were directed remotely, including through live video calls.
Al-Saadi was arrested abroad in May and transferred to US custody. The charges against the three men include conspiracies to provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organisations, terrorism financing and conspiracy to bomb a public place.
The allegations are set out in the superseding indictment and have not been established in court.
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