# Man charged in US for RAF Fairford plot ‘was dual-British national who was stripped of his citizenship last month after he fled to Middle East’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-charged-in-us-for-raf-fairford-plot-was-dual-british-national-who-was-stripped-of-his-citizenship-last-month-after-he-fled-to-middle-east/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:52:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T17:03:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16292655/RAF-Fairford-plot-British-national-stripped-citizenship.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Europe, Middle East, UK, World

## Key points

- Al-Hassani was reportedly stripped of British citizenship last month.
- US prosecutors allege he helped organise 18 plots across Europe.
- Police found petrol in vans near RAF Fairford, but no explosives.

## Summary

US prosecutors have charged Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, 35, and two other men over an alleged network of 18 Iran-backed plots in Europe, including a plan targeting RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Reports say al-Hassani, who had held British citizenship alongside Iranian and Iraqi nationality, was stripped of it last month after leaving the UK for the Middle East, with the decision reportedly linked to national security concerns.

Prosecutors allege al-Hassani directed and paid people in Britain to carry out surveillance and arrange vans, fuel and other materials for the Fairford plot. Police found petrol in three suspicious vans near the base on 27 September but no explosives; two men have separately been charged in the UK over alleged assistance and reconnaissance. The indictment attributes seven of the alleged 18 plots to the UK and also alleges an attempted bombing of a New York synagogue; Iran denies involvement.

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