WANA (Dec 28) – An Iranian-American citizen, Mehdi Mohammad Sadeghi, residing in Massachusetts, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges linked to an alleged drone attack in January that reportedly killed U.S. soldiers in Jordan. The arrest was made earlier this month under accusations of “aiding Iran.”

 

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) claims the case is connected to a January 28 drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers and injured over 40 others. Iran has strongly denied any involvement in the incident. The United States has accused the individual of unlawfully exporting advanced electronic components from the U.S. to Iran.

 

Mehdi Mohammad Sadeghi, a 42-year-old dual Iranian-American national, is charged with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components to Iran, violating U.S. export control laws and sanctions. During a federal court hearing in Boston on Friday, Sadeghi pleaded not guilty to four counts of export law and sanctions violations.

 

Both prosecutors and defense attorneys are working to negotiate Sadeghi’s release conditions, with a follow-up court session scheduled for Thursday.

 

Another individual, Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, a 38-year-old from Tehran, has also been charged with conspiring to export advanced electronic components and providing material support to a “foreign terrorist organization.”

 

The FBI alleges that parts of the drone used in the January attack were traced back to implicate Sadeghi in supplying sensitive technology to Iran. U.S. authorities claim that Sadeghi acquired sensitive components from a semiconductor firm and sent them to groups designated as “terrorist organizations” by the United States.

 

Officials further allege that Sadeghi collaborated with Abedini Najafabadi, who was arrested in Milan, Italy, on December 16 at the request of the U.S., to support Iran and its purported affiliates in carrying out the drone attack.

Iran Condemns U.S. Hostage-Taking of Iranian Nationals

WANA (Dec 23) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister has condemned the United States for detaining Iranian nationals under the pretext of circumventing illegal sanctions, calling the actions a violation of international law.   Vahid Jalalzadeh, Deputy Minister for Consular Affairs, Parliamentary Relations, and Iranian Expatriates, criticized the U.S. in a post on the social media […]

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