New details emerge from US indictment on London synagogue attack directed via video call and linked to Iran
According to Channel 14 Israel, the US Department of Justice released a superseding indictment in New York revealing new details about an attack on a London synagogue in April. Prosecutors claim that the assailant was directed in real time via a video call by Mohammad Ali Al-Hasani, who authorities state operated within a terror network tied to Iran. The indictment names three defendants, alleging that on April 18, Al-Hasani instructed the attacker to ignite the building, with video footage showing the suspect lighting and throwing an improvised explosive device while on the call. Al-Hasani is charged alongside Mohammad Baqer Al-Saadi and Mohsen Mohajeri. According to prosecutors, they acted on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kata'ib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia backed by Iran, and are linked to nearly 20 attacks or planned attacks in Europe and the US. The indictment also addresses a plot targeting RAF Fairford in Britain, where US forces are stationed, with prosecutors alleging Al-Saadi attempted to coordinate activity using coded messages from custody. These claims are yet to be proven in court, and the defendants have not been convicted.