In short:
Three men have been charged with plotting terror attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the US, as well as an attack on the British military base RAF Fairford.
asserted
men → charge → base
US officials have said they helped orchestrate a "campaign of terror" on behalf of organisations linked to Iran.
asserted
they → say → Iran
This new indictment comes after US planes were evacuated from another RAF base in the UK.
asserted
planes → come → UK
Three men have been charged by US authorities with plotting a "campaign of terror" of nearly 20 attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the US and the British military base at RAF Fairford.
asserted
men → charge → Fairford
Charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, were outlined in a superseding indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court.
asserted
Charges → outline → court
US attorney Jamie McDonald in New York said al-Saadi, who was arrested in the spring, continued to coordinate with his co-defendants in the days leading up to the attempted September terrorist plot at a British Royal Air Force Base in Fairford, where US bombers and troops had been stationed.
asserted
bombers → say → Fairford
"These defendants helped orchestrate a campaign of terror on behalf of terrorist organisations affiliated with Iran that targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, and the British military base, RAF Fairford, housing American service members," Mr McDonald said.
asserted
McDonald → orchestrate → members
"The threat presented by Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups to America and our allies is not hypothetical — it is very real."
asserted
it → present → America
Attorney-General Todd Blanche said: "Anyone who plans a terrorist plot on a military base housing American service members will be prosecuted by the United States government."
asserted
who → say → government
The new indictment offers fresh insight into an episode that was shrouded in mystery for more than a month after five men were detained after midnight on September 27 on suspected explosives and terrorism offences after three suspicious vans were spotted travelling toward the base in western England.
asserted
vans → offer → England
A sixth suspect, a British-Iranian dual national, was arrested several days later.
asserted
suspect → arrest → ?
Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, and Nouman Essghir, 24, were both charged on Tuesday under the National Security Act, the Crown Prosecution Service said in October.
asserted
Service → charge → October
Mr Abdulkarim has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and Mr Essghir with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK.
asserted
Abdulkarim → charge → UK
All the men were released on bail.
asserted
men → release → bail
British authorities linked the incident to Tehran, and though Iran denied involvement, the arrests prompted the US to withdraw its bombers that had been stationed there.
asserted
that → link → bombers
The bombers were redeployed to their home bases in the US.
asserted
bombers → redeploy → US
RAF Fairford, located 160km west of London, has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East.
asserted
Fairford → locate → East
According to the indictment, al-Saadi used coded language in communications with relatives from jail to direct that money be passed along to others who could carry out attacks.
uncertain
who → accord → attacks
The indictment alleged that the three men conspired together to use a network of contacts in the UK to commit terrorist attacks on behalf of an Iran-aligned terrorist network, which included the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Kata'ib Hizballah.
asserted
which → allege → Corps
In June, al-Saadi pleaded not guilty to charges that he plotted at least 18 attacks in Europe in retaliation for the US and Israel's war with Iran.
asserted
he → plead → Iran
He called himself a "prisoner of war".
asserted
He → call → war
He has been held without bail since.
asserted
He → hold → bail
His lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday on the latest development.
asserted
lawyers → respond → development
Both Kata'ib Hizballah and IRGC have been designated by the US government as foreign terrorist organisations.
asserted
Hizballah → designate → organisations
US prosecutors say Al-Saadi was a Kata'ib Hizballah commander.
asserted
Saadi → say → ?
The Aporia
