# US indictment links Iranian-backed group to Fairford arrests and London arsons

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-terror-case-sheds-light-on-raf-fairford-arrests-mystery/
- Published: 2026-11-13T07:55:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T08:42:25+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/13/us-terror-case-raf-fairford-arrests
- Topics: Americas, Europe, Middle East, Paranormal, UK, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- US prosecutors link al-Saadi to attacks directed from jail.
- An Iranian-based handler is named in the Fairford case.
- The indictment alleges six London attacks on Jewish community sites.

## Summary

A US indictment says Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi continued directing attacks in Britain from a New York jail, using coded messages to associates believed to be in Iran. It identifies Mohammed Ali al-Hassani as the handler behind the September incident near RAF Fairford, linking the arrests there to a wider campaign attributed to the Iran-backed group Hayi.

The indictment also alleges that al-Saadi, al-Hassani and another associate, Mohsen Mohajeri, coordinated six attacks in London in March and April against synagogues and other Jewish community sites. In one alleged arson attack on a Jewish educational charity in Hendon on 17 April, prosecutors say the three directed the perpetrator over a video call. Two Britons have been charged in the UK over the Fairford incident and are awaiting trial; they have not yet entered pleas.

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