US charges three Iran-backed men over plot on UK base

US prosecutors reportedly allege three Iran-backed men plotted attacks, including against RAF Fairford, with jailed suspect al-Saadi using coded messages from a New York jail. Al Jazeera reports the men face charges over the alleged plot at the base used in the US war on Iran.

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• US charges 3 ‘Iranian-backed’ men over alleged plot at UK Fairford air base (Al Jazeera)
• Three Iran-backed suspects plotted attacks including RAF Fairford incident, US says (BBC)
• The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Tuesday alleging that an Iranian proxy commander, held in a New York jail, used coded messages in calls to relatives to help direct a failed plot against (@sentdefender on X)
• US prosecutors charge Iranian operative allegedly responsible for UK air force base attack (The Guardian)
• Iran-backed militant helped plot attack on UK's Fairford base from US jail, Justice Department says (Reuters)

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