US charges three Iran-backed men over UK airbase attack plot
The US Department of Justice has charged three Iran-backed men with plotting terror attacks across Europe, including at a British airbase and in London.
The US Department of Justice has unsealed terror charges against three Iran-backed operatives accused of orchestrating attacks across Europe and the UK. The indictment names Iranian citizen Mohsen Mohajeri, Iraqi national Mohammad Ali al-Hasani, and dual national Mohammad Baqir Saad Dawood al-Saadi.
According to US prosecutors, the suspects targeted RAF Fairford, a military airbase in Gloucestershire hosting American armed forces. British police arrested seven people after discovering a suspicious vehicle near the base. Operating under the name HAYI, the network claimed 18 attacks across Europe in spring 2026, including seven in the UK involving arson, explosives and a knife attack on two men in London.
One suspect allegedly coordinated the British plot from a New York prison cell while awaiting trial. The Iranian government has firmly denied any connection to the incidents.
Source: BBC Bangla
