Iraqi national accused of directing attacks on Americans and Jews tied to Iran war
Federal prosecutors charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, an Iraqi national, with directing and urging attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests to end the Iran war, coordinating at least 18 planned terrorist plots across Europe, with additional plots in Canada and the United States (including a New York City synagogue). He was arrested in Turkey, extradited to the United States, and ordered held without bail; prosecutors say he sought to coordinate violence with a designated foreign terrorist organization, while an undercover agent foiled the synagogue plot.