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Local Man Charged with Exporting Sensitive US Technology to Iran
Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, a 42-year-old dual US-Iranian national from Natick, Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran in violation of US export control and sanctions laws.
The charges, announced by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, allege that Sadeghi worked with Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, also known as Mohammad Abedini, to supply sensitive technology to an Iranian company that develops technology used by the Iranian military in its one-way attack drones.
The drones, which were allegedly used in a terrorist attack on a US military base in Jordan in 2024, killed three US service members and injured dozens more.
Sadeghi was arrested on [current date] in the District of Massachusetts and made his initial appearance in court.
Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, 38, of Tehran, Iran, was also arrested on [current date] in Italy by Italian authorities at the request of the United States.
The charges against Sadeghi and Abedini include conspiring to export sensitive US technology to Iran, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and violating US export control and sanctions laws.
Sadeghi is a dual US-Iranian national who holds citizenship in both countries. He has been charged with conspiring with Abedini to export sensitive US technology to Iran, which would have been used to develop military drones.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said, ‘Today, the Justice Department has charged, and our foreign partners have taken into custody, Mohammad Abedini, who we allege supplied sensitive technology used by the Iranian military to kill three American servicemembers in Jordan earlier this year.’
The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is being prosecuted by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
This case reflects our commitment to pursuing those who unlawfully aid Iran’s military drone program and to seeking justice for the US servicemembers killed at the hands of the IRGC-backed militants earlier this year.
Export laws exist to keep cutting-edge US technology out of the hands of foreign terrorist organizations.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Violent Crime|Export Control|Sanctions Violation
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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