How RAF Fairford suspect allegedly used FaceTime to plan terror plot

11 Nov 2026 • 8:39 PM MYT
The Independent
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How RAF Fairford suspect allegedly used FaceTime to plan terror plot

  • US prosecutors allege an Iran-backed militant helped plot a terror attack on RAF Fairford while imprisoned in the United States using coded phone calls.
  • Mohammad Ali Hassani and Mohsen Mohajeri reportedly received directives via FaceTime to target the airbase, which houses British and American service members.
  • The unsealed indictment links the suspects to Iran-aligned terrorist networks, including Kata’ib Hizballah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  • Following the September security incident at RAF Fairford, six suspects were arrested in the UK, leading the US to temporarily withdraw its bombers.
  • Hassani faces six terror-related charges, which also involve allegedly directing an earlier attack in the UK using a FaceTime call in April.

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