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An Iran-backed trio is accused of plotting attacks on a U.K. base hosting U.S. jets
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Iran-backed operatives have been charged over nearly 20 attacks, including a plot on a U.K. base housing U.S. troops. Separately, a U.S. soldier is held in the U.K. on Russia spying claims.
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- NPRAn Iran-backed trio is accused of plotting attacks on a U.K. base hosting U.S. jetsIran-backed operatives have been charged over nearly 20 attacks, including a plot on a U.K. base housing U.S. troops. Separately, a U.S. soldier is held in the U.K. on Russia spying claims.
- NY PostThree Iran-backed operatives charged in plot targeting UK air base hosting US aircraftWASHINGTON — An Iran-backed operative orchestrated a foiled terror plot targeting US military aircraft in England from an American prison cell — using “coded messages” in phone calls to relatives in Iraq, according to a federal indictment secured Tuesday. Mohammad al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi citizen, was arrested and brought to the US in May to...