US charges three men over alleged Fairford air-base plot

US prosecutors have charged three men over alleged involvement in attacks and attempted attacks in the United States and Europe, including a plot involving RAF Fairford in Britain.

The Justice Department alleges they acted in support of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah. One is already in US custody; prosecutors did not disclose the whereabouts of the other two.

British police had investigated suspicious activity near Fairford in September. Iran denied involvement in that episode. The newly announced charges are allegations by prosecutors, not convictions.