Iran-backed militant helped plot attack on UK's Fairford base from US jail, Justice Department says

FILE PHOTO: Police officers guard an area as roadblocks remain in place near RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, who have since been released on bail, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard/File Photo

NEW ⁠YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A member of ⁠an Iran-backed militia plotted to attack ‌the RAF Fairford air base in Britain while detained in the US on criminal charges, the US ​Justice Department said on Tuesday.

• ⁠Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer ⁠Saad Dawood Al-Saadi attempted to pass coded ⁠messages ‌to two other alleged Iran-backed operatives through phone calls to immediate ⁠family members from jail in New York, ​prosecutors said.