Iranian, Chinese charged by US with exporting drone components to Iran
The United States has charged an Iranian and a Chinese national with allegedly supplying microelectronics to Iran for use in the drone program of the
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The United States has charged an Iranian and a Chinese national with allegedly supplying microelectronics to Iran for use in the drone program of the
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two men were charged with illegally procuring American technology for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' drone program, according to court documents unsealed by the Justice Department. Iranian national Hossein Hatefi Ardakani and co-defendant Gary Lam, who was based in China and Hong Kong, were charged in D.C. federal court with procuring microelectronics for the IRGC's program from 2014 to 2015, according to court documents. Ardakani and his co-conspirators used a "web of foreign companies to accomplish their obfuscation and evasion...
The United States took aim at Tehran's drone industry Tuesday, deploying sanctions and unsealing an indictment that target a procurement network present in Iran, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two men were charged with illegally procuring American technology for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' drone program, according to court documents unsealed by the Justice Department. Iranian national Hossein Hatefi Ardakani and co-defendant Gary Lam, who was based in China and Hong Kong, were charged in D.C. federal court with procuring microelectronics for the IRGC's program from 2014 to 2015, according to court documents. Ardakani and his co-conspirators used a "web of foreign companies to accomplish their obfuscation and evasion...
The United States has charged an Iranian and a Chinese national with allegedly supplying microelectronics to Iran for use in the drone program of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.