Iran-Backed Fugitives Indicted for Alleged Role in Foiled Attack on UK Airbase

A terror plot halted in the UK has led to additional terrorism-related charges for two Iranian nationals and one Iraqi citizen. These men are also connected to approximately 20 other terror attacks or attempted attacks in the United States and Europe. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a superseding indictment against them for alleged activities supporting Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s IRGC.

• UK police stopped a terror plot near an airbase in September.
• Two Iranians and one Iraqi national have been charged with terrorism-related offenses.
• The men are linked to nearly 20 other terror attacks or attempted attacks in the US and Europe.
• Charges were filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
• The alleged activities were in support of Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).