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Three alleged Iranian-backed operatives have been indicted by U.S. federal prosecutors over a plot targeting American military aircraft at RAF Fairford in England. Prosecutors say the suspects arranged surveillance of the base and obtained materials intended for explosives. The charges relate to a September 27 incident that triggered a major security operation. One of the suspects, Mohammad al-Saadi, was previously charged in a separate plot targeting a prominent Manhattan synagogue and Jewish centers in Los Angeles and Arizona. Prosecutors allege he directed the operations while imprisoned in the United States.