US says IRGC-linked men directed London attacks over FaceTime
Original title: Iran-backed network directed London attacks over FaceTime, US prosecutors say
Prosecutors added two fugitives to the case against jailed Mohammad al-Saadi; all three face terrorism charges up to life.
A superseding US indictment accuses Mohammad al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammed Ali al-Hassani of directing attacks in Europe for Iran’s IRGC and Kataib Hezbollah. Alleged targets included Jewish sites, US bank buildings and a plot against RAF Fairford. Prosecutors say attacks were streamed, including a London charity arson over FaceTime, and that much of the evidence came from al-Saadi’s seized iPhone. Mohajeri and al-Hassani remain at large and are believed to be in Iran.
Unconfirmed: The radioactive-drone claim was not corroborated, and whether Fairford directions used ordinary voice calls is unclear.
- HAYI claimed about 18 attacks or attempts in Europe in March and April.
- A London synagogue stabbing left two Jewish men seriously injured, prosecutors say.
- Al-Saadi allegedly paid an undercover officer about $3,000 in cryptocurrency.
- Associates bought vans, fuel and metal objects ahead of the Fairford plot.
- Police found no hazardous material after a claimed radioactive-drone incident.
- Vendors
- Apple
- Products
- FaceTime
- Victims
- Iran International
- Organizations
- FBI
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5 min read at therecord.mediaAn indictment unsealed Tuesday says the broader campaign, targeting Jewish and American sites, included attacks on synagogues in Belgium, the Netherlands and London, and U. S. bank buildings in Amsterdam and Paris.
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