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…
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al Saadi, a dual citizen of Iran and Iraq, is suspected to have been planning and directing terror attacks from behind bars in the United States. The US Department of Justice reports that Al Saadi, a 32-year-old operative for the Iraqi militia group Kataib Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, allegedly used coded messages in telephone calls to plan further assaults.
He allegedly directed over $1 million in money transfers, overseen the release of propaganda videos, and oversaw the activities of the extremist group Harakat Ashab Al Yamin Al Islamia, responsible for fire-bombings in London and Europe. Al Saadi, who faces six terrorism-related charges in New York, is currently held without bail in a federal center in New York.
His legal team has accused the US government of "political prosecution" and criticized the harsh conditions of his detention, claiming they violate his constitutional rights. The Justice Department's documents suggest Al Saadi used FaceTime calls to urge additional attacks and demanded information about a Kataib Hezbollah member and an IRGC operative.
He is accused of being a commander in Kataib Hezbollah, which is banned in the US due to its history of attacks on US forces in the Middle East.
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