- In a dramatic Manhattan hearing, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al‑Saadi — shackled and in a prison outfit — loudly proclaimed "I am not a criminal" and protested that "children are being killed by your rockets."
- U.S. prosecutors say the Iraqi national plotted roughly 18 attacks in Europe and planned strikes in the United States, including a New York synagogue; he was captured in Turkey last month and pleaded not guilty.
- Authorities allege he worked with Iran‑backed Kata'ib Hezbollah, highlighting growing U.S. scrutiny of Iran‑linked militias and recent tensions after a deadly strike at an Iranian girls' school.
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