NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an eight-count superseding indictment on November 10 charging Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, with terrorism-related offenses for activities in support of Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, both designated foreign terrorist organizations by the United States.
The indictment alleges the three conspired to commit terrorist attacks in Europe and the United States on behalf of an Iran-aligned network that included the IRGC and Kata’ib Hizballah.
Most recently, in approximately September, al-Hassani allegedly orchestrated a plot at RAF Fairford in Fairford, United Kingdom, which at the time housed U.S. military aircraft and personnel.
Al-Hassani and Mohajeri, both in Iran at the time of the RAF Fairford plot, allegedly relied on contacts in the United Kingdom. Al-Saadi, imprisoned and awaiting trial on pending terrorism charges in the Southern District of New York, allegedly attempted to coordinate with them from jail by passing coded messages through third parties.
Al-Saadi was charged in May for working with and on behalf of the IRGC and Kata’ib Hizballah and for involvement in planning and promoting approximately 18 terrorist attacks in Europe and attempting to bomb a synagogue in New York.
Of the 18 attacks in the spring of 2026 for which the front group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya claimed responsibility in Europe, seven took place in the United Kingdom.
The attacks involved arsons, explosives, and in one instance a near-fatal stabbing in London of two Jewish men, including a dual U.S.-British citizen.
Location
RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force station in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, approximately 80 miles (129 km) west of London. It is used by the United States Air Force and has hosted heavy bombers. The coordinates are approximately 51.69, -1.76.
The base is the site of the alleged September plot in which three vans were directed toward its perimeter.
The Southern District of New York is the venue of the U.S. indictment. European attacks alleged in the indictment occurred in multiple countries, with the largest number in the United Kingdom.