Two Men Charged for Supplying Iran with U.S. Technology Used in Deadly Drone Strike
Charges link the suspects to the illegal export of sensitive technology and a drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan earlier this year.
- Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Mohammad Abedini, an Iranian national, have been charged with conspiring to export U.S. technology to Iran in violation of export control laws.
- Abedini is accused of providing material support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist organization, through his company SDRA, which manufactures navigation systems for drones and missiles.
- The IRGC-backed drone attack on January 28, 2024, killed three U.S. servicemembers at Tower 22, a military base in Jordan, and injured over 40 others.
- Sadeghi allegedly used his position at a Massachusetts-based microelectronics company to help Abedini procure U.S. components for Iranian military use, circumventing sanctions via a Swiss front company.
- Both suspects face significant penalties, with Abedini also at risk of life imprisonment for his role in the attack that resulted in American casualties.
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