US charges three 'Iranian operatives' over RAF Fairford terror plot

US authorities have charged three men with plotting a series of terror attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the US, as well as an assault on the British military base RAF Fairford. The indictment, unsealed in Manhattan federal court, outlines the alleged coordination of nearly 20 attacks orchestrated by Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, an Iranian-Iraqi national, Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national.

The trio is alleged to have helped Iran-backed terrorist organizations carry out the planned attacks, targeting both civilian and military personnel. The US attorney in New York emphasized the gravity of the threat posed by Iran and its affiliated groups, stating that such terrorist plots will not be tolerated. The new charges come after US forces were evacuated from RAF Fairford due to the threat, prompting the withdrawal of American bombers stationed at the base.

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