US charges three over alleged RAF Fairford plot

The US Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against three men over an alleged terrorist plot at Britain's RAF Fairford airbase.

The department described Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani as “Iranian operatives.” It said the charges relate to a September incident at RAF Fairford, a base that has been used by the US military in operations against Iran.