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Iran-backed militant helped plot attack on UK's Fairford base from US jail, Justice Department says

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The Straits Times. (2026, November 10). Iran-backed militant helped plot attack on UK's Fairford base from US jail, Justice Department says. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/iran-backed-militant-helped-plot-attack-on-uks-fairford-base-from-us-jail-justice-department-says

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The Justice Department reported on November 10 that an Iranian-backed militant named Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, who is detained in New York, attempted to plan an attack on RAF Fairford air base in Britain by passing coded messages through family members' phone calls. Al-Saadi previously pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to support Kata'ib Hezbollah, a group designated as terrorist by the US government.
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“The articles describe related but distinct events: one about plotting an attack on RAF Fairford from a US jail and another about moving aircraft from a different UK airbase due to threats from Iran.”
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0 of 7 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Topics

Britain Iran Justice Department NEW YORK the US

Subjects

Iran GPE · 7× Al-Saadi PERSON · 2× Justice Department ORG · 2× NEW YORK GPE · 2× Britain GPE · 1× British NORP · 1× Iraqi NORP · 1× Kata'ib Hezbollah ORG · 1× Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi PERSON · 1× the US ORG · 1×

Narrative

• Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi attempted to pass coded messages to two other alleged Iran-backed operatives through phone calls to immediate family members from jail in New York, prosecutors said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-10

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

Iran-backed militant helped plot attack on UK's Fairford base from US jail, Justice Department says NEW YORK, Nov 10 - asserted
Department → back → jail
A member of an Iran-backed militia plotted to attack the RAF Fairford air base in Britain while detained in the US on criminal charges, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday. asserted
Department → back → Tuesday
• Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi attempted to pass coded messages to two other alleged Iran-backed operatives through phone calls to immediate family members from jail in New York, prosecutors said. asserted
prosecutors → attempt → York
• Al-Saadi had previously pleaded not guilty to eight criminal counts including conspiracy to provide material support to Kata'ib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia the US considers a terrorist organization. asserted
US → plead → Hezbollah
• A lawyer for Al-Saadi did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted
lawyer → respond → comment
• British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in October that a suspected plot targeting the base, which had been used by US bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, was "highly likely" to have been coordinated in Iran. asserted
which → say → Iran
• Iran has denied any role in the suspected plot. asserted
Iran → deny → plot
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