Three men, including one already jailed in the U.S., were accused by U.S. authorities Tuesday of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., as well as a planned assault on a British air base used by the U.S. Air Force.
\n\nCharges against Mohammad Al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, were outlined in a superseding indictment unsealed in federal court in New York City.
\n\nOnly Al-Saadi — an alleged pro-Iranian terrorist who is believed to have plotted attacks across Europe, Canada and the U.S., as first reported by NBC News — is in custody.
\n\nU.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald in New York said in a news release that Al-Saadi, who was arrested in the spring, continued to coordinate with his co-defendants in the days leading up to the attempted September terrorist plot at a British Royal Air Force Base in Fairford, where U.S. bombers and troops had been stationed.
\n\n“As alleged, these defendants helped orchestrate a campaign of terror on behalf of terrorist organizations affiliated with Iran that targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, and the British military base…
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