Iranian 'terror mastermind' feared to be plotting attacks from behind bars
An Iranian operative accused of planning dozens of anti-Semitic attacks in Europe and the US has been reportedly plotting further assaults from behind bars. US authorities believe Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al Saadi has been using coded messages in telephone calls from prison to push others into carrying out new plots, directing $1million in money transfers and overseeing the release of…
Iranian terror mastermind Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al Saadi, a 32-year-old dual citizen of Iran and Iraq, is reportedly plotting additional attacks from behind bars, according to US authorities. Charged in New York in May with six terrorism-related offenses, Al Saadi is accused of directing $1 million in money transfers and overseeing the release of propaganda videos.
The US Department of Justice documents, reported by The Times, detail accusations that Al Saadi used coded messages in prison telephone calls to incite further assaults. He is alleged to be the commander of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia group and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, both of which are sanctioned by the US.
Al Saadi also allegedly led Harakat Ashab Al Yamin Al Islamia, or Ashab Al Yamin, a group linked to a series of fire-bombings at Jewish locations in London and synagogues in Europe. Targets in the US included a New York City synagogue and two Jewish institutions in Los Angeles and Scottsdale. Al Saadi, who was extradited from Turkey, faces life in prison if convicted.
His legal team claims he is a victim of "political prosecution" and criticizes the restrictive conditions of his detention. The Justice Department alleges that Al Saadi used a FaceTime call to urge new attacks and solicited the help of an FBI informant to plan more assaults on Americans.
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