Two Iranian men charged in Manchester Jewish community terror plot

Two Iranian men have been charged with terror offences in the UK. Rahman Salehi, 35, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were arrested separately in Manchester on 20 September 2026, the day before Yom Kippur, a major Jewish holiday. Police say they were planning an attack against the Jewish community. Officers allege the men tried to get parts to build a bomb and visited possible target locations. Authorities also say they were in contact with a third person believed to be in Iran. One man had been living in Liverpool, the other in Salford. Both entered Britain on small boats in earlier years. The UK has seen a rise in antisemitic incidents since the Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023.