US Charges Three Terror Operatives Linked to Iran in Attacks on Jews
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted three terror operatives suspected of acting on behalf of Iran in connection with nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks against Jewish communities and other targets in Europe and the U.S. The charges include planning to bomb a British Air Force base housing U.S. personnel and assaults on Jewish individuals and a synagogue in London. One suspect, Muhammad Baqir Sa'd Dawood Al-Sa'di, allegedly continued directing operations from a New York prison. U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed to prosecute those planning attacks on U.S. military sites abroad.
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- Three terror operatives have been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly planning attacks on behalf of Iran.
- The network is suspected of nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks targeting Jewish communities and other sites.
- Charges include planning to bomb a British Air Force base used by U.S. forces.
- Attacks attributed to the network include stabbings of Jewish men and a firebomb attempt on a London synagogue.
- One suspect allegedly directed operations from a New York prison via encrypted messages.
- U.S. Attorney General vowed prosecution for attacks on U.S. military facilities abroad.
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced indictments against three terror operatives suspected of acting on behalf of Iran, allegedly involved in nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks targeting Jewish communities and other sites in Europe and the United States. The charges reveal an Iranian terror network believed to be responsible for a series of assaults, including stabbings of Jewish men in London and an attempted firebombing of a synagogue in the city. The operatives are also accused of planning to bomb a British Air Force base that houses U.S. personnel.
According to federal prosecutors, the network, linked to Kata'ib Hezbollah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, both designated terror organizations by the U.S., carried out attacks against Jewish targets in Europe since the start of the war with Iran. Investigators claim the defendants monitored attacks in real-time via video calls and later disseminated propaganda videos of the incidents. A planned attack on a synagogue in New York is also attributed to the network.
One of the accused, Muhammad Baqir Sa'd Dawood Al-Sa'di, who was previously indicted in May for conspiracy to provide material support to Iran-backed terror groups, is suspected of continuing to direct terror operatives even while imprisoned in New York. Court documents filed Tuesday indicate Al-Sa'di maintained contact with Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian citizen, and Muhammad Ali Al-Hasani, an Iraqi citizen, through encrypted messages relayed by third parties.
Al-Sa'di is in federal custody in New York, while Mohajeri and Al-Hasani have not yet been apprehended, according to sources familiar with the investigation speaking to CBS News. U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that U.S. authorities will prosecute those involved in planning terror attacks against American military personnel, even when targeting facilities outside U.S. borders. "Anyone who plans a terrorist attack on a military base where American soldiers are stationed will be prosecuted by the United States government," Blanche declared.
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