Dual-National Indicted Over Global Terror Plots Tied to IRGC and Kata’ib Hizballah
TL;DR
An eight-count indictment charges Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national, with conspiring to provide material support to the IRGC and Kata’ib Hizballah, two U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations, for involvement in roughly 18–20 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the United States, including plans that targeted a New York synagogue; he was detained abroad, transported to the Southern District of New York, and faces up to life in prison on some counts.
- Office of Public Affairs | Dual Iranian-Iraqi National Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorist Organizations Department of Justice (.gov)
- Dual Iranian-Iraqi National Indicted For Providing Material Support To Terrorist Organizations Department of Justice (.gov)
- Iraqi militia head charged for plotting attacks on Jewish targets in Europe and US The Times of Israel
- Iranian, Iraqi national indicted for terrorism against Jewish targets The Jerusalem Post
- Iran-backed terror suspect accused by US of role in London synagogue petrol bombing and embassy drone plot lbc.co.uk
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