Fairford Terror Plot: Three Face Federal Charges

NEW YORK — Three men face terrorism-related charges involving an alleged Fairford air base plot and attacks in Europe and the United States.

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that an eight-count superseding indictment includes a September plot against the British base housing American military aircraft and personnel.

The defendants are Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, according to the department.

Al-Saadi is a dual Iranian-Iraqi national, Mohajeri is Iranian and al-Hassani is Iraqi.

The department alleged the men supported Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, both U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations.

Al-Hassani allegedly orchestrated the Royal Air Force Fairford plot while operating from Iran with Mohajeri, the department said.

The two allegedly relied on contacts in Britain. Al-Saadi attempted to coordinate with them from jail through coded messages passed through third parties, according to the department.

He was awaiting trial on earlier terrorism charges in the Southern District of New York.

Those charges alleged al-Saadi helped plan and promote approximately 18 European attacks during March and April 2026, the department said.

He also allegedly attempted to bomb a New York synagogue during that period.

Approximately seven of the European attacks occurred in the United Kingdom, according to the department.

Targets allegedly included synagogues, a Jewish charity and Hatzalah ambulances, the department reported.

A stabbing seriously injured two Jewish men, including a dual U.S.-British citizen, according to the department.

Prosecutors identified al-Saadi as a Kata’ib Hizballah commander working with the IRGC.

The charges are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.