US prosecutors charge Iranian operative allegedly responsible for UK air force base attack
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Key context: <p>New indictment claims Mohammad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian and Iraqi national, plotted while in US custody</p><p>US federal prosecutors have said that an Iranian operative jailed in New York was responsible for the foiled attack on a UK air force base where American B-1 bombers were stationed.</p><p>A new indictment alleged that Mohammad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian and Iraqi national, plotted while in custody and then transmitted plans to two co-conspirators to buy large quantities of chemicals that could be used as explosives in an attack on the RAF Fairford base in September.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/10/prosecutors-charge-iranian-operative-uk-air-force-attack">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
New indictment claims Mohammad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian and Iraqi national, plotted while in US custodyUS federal prosecutors have said that an Iranian operative jailed in New York was responsible for the foiled attack on a UK air force base where American B-1 bombers were stationed.A new indictment alleged that Mohammad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian and Iraqi national, plotted while in custody and then transmitted plans to two co-conspirators to buy large quantities of chemicals that could be used as explosives in an attack on the RAF Fairford base in September. Continue reading...
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