# Iranian ‘mastermind directed RAF Fairford terror plot from New York jail’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/iranian-mastermind-directed-raf-fairford-terror-plot-from-new-york-jail/
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:45:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T02:05:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16285869/Iranian-mastermind-RAF-Fairford-terror-plot-New-York-jail.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Middle East, World

## Key points

- US prosecutors allege a jailed Iranian directed the RAF Fairford plot.
- Two other men are charged over planning and preparation.
- Five British men were arrested near the base in September.

## Summary

US prosecutors allege that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi directed a plot targeting RAF Fairford from a New York prison cell, using coded messages and video calls. The claims matter because they suggest the alleged network continued to organise attacks in Britain after al-Saadi’s arrest and extradition; he denies separate US terrorism charges.

Al-Saadi, 32, and two others, Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, 35, and Mohsen Mohajeri, 48, were charged over the Fairford plot. Prosecutors say al-Hassani arranged surveillance and help acquiring vans, fuel and metal objects, and was in contact with drivers; five British men were arrested near the base on 27 September. Al-Saadi had previously been accused of involvement in 18 attacks in Europe, including seven targeting Jewish sites in London.

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