# An Iran-backed trio is accused of plotting attacks on a U.K. base hosting U.S. jets

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2 outlets covering · First listed: NPR, Nov 11, 2026, 4:02 AM · Read it: <https://www.npr.org/2026/11/10/nx-s1-6036786/uk-iran-airbase-russia-spy>

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.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 1:25 PM: [Three Iran-backed operatives charged in plot targeting UK air base hosting US aircraft](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/three-iran-backed-operatives-charged-in-plot-targeting-uk-air-base-hosting-us-aircraft/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  WASHINGTON — 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...
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:02 AM: [An Iran-backed trio is accused of plotting attacks on a U.K. base hosting U.S. jets](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/10/nx-s1-6036786/uk-iran-airbase-russia-spy>) — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States)
  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.
