US charges three suspects in plotted attacks, including a plan against RAF Fairford base

An eight-count indictment

The US Department of Justice on Tuesday, November 10, unveiled an updated eight-count indictment against three suspects: Mohammad Bakir Saad Daud Al-Saadi, who holds dual Iranian-Iraqi citizenship, Iranian national Mohsen Mohajeri, and Iraqi national Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani. All face terrorism-related charges. According to the prosecution, they acted on behalf of a pro-Iranian network that includes Kataib Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — both designated as terrorist organizations by Washington.

The plot against RAF Fairford and communication from prison

Prosecutors allege that Al-Hassani organized a plot against RAF Fairford base in Gloucestershire in September: he recruited accomplices in Britain to surveil the base and arrange logistics for an attack attempt. US military aircraft and personnel were stationed at the base at the time. Al-Saadi, arrested abroad in May and transferred to the US, where he awaits trial on earlier terrorism charges in New York, according to the Justice Department, coordinated with Al-Hassani and Mohajeri from Iran, passing coded messages through family members. FBI Director Kash Patel said the case demonstrates Iran's determination to carry out attacks in Europe and the US: “One of the defendants is behind bars awaiting trial, but, according to the indictment, he sent coded messages to facilitate future acts of violence.” Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasized that anyone planning a terrorist attack on a military base with American service members will be held accountable by the US government.

Context: the bombers' evacuation and other episodes

The updated charges cover nearly 20 alleged terrorist attacks and attempted attacks. The indictment also links the defendants to a campaign of attacks against Jewish communities in Europe in the spring of 2026, including arson, explosions, and a knife attack in London in which two Jews were seriously injured, including a dual American-British citizen. The National's report also recalls that the US previously evacuated B-1B bombers from RAF Fairford after the detention of a group of men suspected of plotting against the base, and the British government subsequently stated that Iran was behind that incident. Thus, the new charges formally formalize the accusations in a case that was reported back in October, when the aircraft left the base amid security concerns.