Washington Accuses "Three Individuals Linked to Tehran" of Plotting Attacks in America and Europe
The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against three individuals linked to Iran for plotting attacks in Europe and the United States, including an attempt to target a British air base.
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Washington – Agencies: The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against three individuals linked to Iran, alleging they were involved in a series of plots to carry out attacks in the United States and Europe. The department stated that Iranian agents “recently orchestrated a terrorist plot targeting an air base in the United Kingdom,” referring to their involvement in the major security incident in September near RAF Fairford, a Royal Air Force base where U.S. forces are stationed. One of the men, who holds both Iranian and Iraqi citizenship, is accused of communicating with individuals in the United Kingdom from inside a New York prison, where he is awaiting trial on prior charges. The other two suspects are suspected of doing the same from inside Iran.
Iran strongly denied any connection to the RAF Fairford incident, which came to light after suspicious vans were reported near the base. Seven men were arrested in the United Kingdom in connection with the incident. The U.S. Department of Justice charged Iranian national Mohsen Mahajeri, Iraqi national Mohammed Ali Al-Hassani, and Mohammed Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, who holds dual Iranian and Iraqi citizenship, in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday.
The indictment accuses the three men of planning attacks in Europe on behalf of a group claimed to be new, calling itself the “Islamic Right-Wing Movement.” FBI Director Kash Patel said the indictment, which includes eight counts, “demonstrates Iran’s determination to carry out terrorist attacks in Europe and the United States.” He added that one of the three suspects “sent, according to the allegations, encrypted messages from inside his cell to help carry out future acts of violence.” Patel clarified that the suspects were involved in approximately 20 attack attempts in support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah.
In a statement, the U.S. Department of Justice said that “seven of the 18 terrorist attacks claimed by the Islamic Right-Wing Movement in Europe during the spring of 2026 occurred in the United Kingdom.” The statement added that the attacks included “arson and the use of explosives, as well as a stabbing incident in London that nearly killed two Jewish men, one of whom held dual American and British citizenship.”
