US charges three men with Iran-backed plot to attack Jewish communities and UK air base

U.S. federal prosecutors in New York unsealed an eight-count superseding indictment on November 10, 2026, charging three men affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kata'ib Hizballah. Operatives Mohammad Al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani are accused of orchestrating nearly 20 attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., alongside a September 2026 attempt to attack the U.K.'s RAF Fairford airbase using fuel-laden vans and shrapnel.

U.S. terrorism charges against suspects

• ▪U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald stated on November 10, 2026, that the charges demonstrate a real, non-hypothetical threat posed by Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups to America and its allies
• ▪Mohammad Al-Saadi pleaded not guilty in June 2026 to federal charges alleging he orchestrated at least 18 attacks in Europe in response to U.S. and Israeli actions against Iran
• ▪U.S. federal prosecutors unsealed an eight-count superseding indictment, charging Mohammad Al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani with terrorism offenses
• ▪Mohammad Al-Saadi faces additional U.S. charges of attempted terrorism transcending national boundaries and attempted destruction of property by explosives
• ▪Mohammad Al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani were accused by U.S. authorities of plotting nearly 20 attacks targeting Jewish communities across Europe and the United States
• ▪U.S. prosecutors alleged that Mohammad Al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani conspired to execute terrorist attacks through a U.K. network for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kata'ib Hizballah

Plot to attack RAF Fairford

• ▪U.K. law enforcement officers detained five men
• ▪A U.S. charging document alleges Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani instructed individuals to drive vans disguised as fuel vehicles carrying fuel barrels and metallic shrapnel to RAF Fairford in September 2026
• ▪Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani paid associates in August 2026 to conduct surveillance on the RAF Fairford airbase in western England, according to a U.S. indictment