US charges 3 ‘Iranian operatives’ over UK airbase plot

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The U.S. Justice Department charged three men it describes as Iranian operatives over an alleged plot targeting RAF Fairford in southwest England. The base has been used by the U.S. military in operations against Iran, and British police investigated after a farmer reported an incident at the site.

The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against three men it described as “Iranian operatives” over their role in an alleged terrorist plot at Britain’s RAF Fairford airbase. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani were charged in relation to the September incident at the base, which has been used by the US military in its operations against Iran. Police were called to the Fairford site in southwest England after a local farmer reported...