US charges three Iran-backed operatives over attacks on Jews, plot against air base

The US Department of Justice announced charges on Tuesday against three alleged Iran-backed operatives: Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani. According to Arutz Sheva, the defendants are accused of participating in a network responsible for nearly 20 attacks or attempted attacks on behalf of Kata’eb Hezbollah and the IRGC. Prosecutors stated the network targeted European Jewish communities, including a stabbing in London and an arson attack on a synagogue. Furthermore, they are accused of plotting to bomb the RAF Fairford air base in Britain, which houses US personnel. Al-Saadi, currently in custody in New York, is alleged to have directed operations from prison using coded messages. Mohajeri and al-Hassani remain at large.

