US authorities have charged three men accused of working with Iranian intelligence-linked networks on a series of alleged attack plots in the United States and Europe. Radio Svoboda (svoboda.org) reported the charges on Wednesday, November 11.

The lead defendant, Iranian-Iraqi national Mohammad Davoud al-Saadi, is already jailed in New York while awaiting trial on earlier charges. Prosecutors allege that he devised a plan to strike RAF Fairford, where US strategic bombers had been based, and relayed coded instructions to associates through telephone conversations with relatives.

The indictment also names Iranian citizen Mohsen Mohajeri and Iraqi citizen Mohammad Ali al-Hassani. According to the allegations, al-Hassani paid for vans and chemicals that could have been used in an explosive device. A farmer spotted three vans near Fairford on the night of September 27, prompting a major British security operation in which eight people were detained. Six were later released on bail.

British investigators continue to treat the case as suspected terrorist planning and have cited a possible Iranian connection. Tehran denies any involvement. Fairford had previously been used by US bombers during strikes on Iran in the spring of 2026.