US Charges Duo for Illegally Supplying Iran's Military with Drone Technology

Two individuals, an Iranian national and a co-defendant based in China and Hong Kong, have been charged with illegally procuring American technology for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' drone program. The defendants allegedly used a network of foreign companies to evade detection and shipped the technology from the US to Hong Kong before reexporting it to Iran. The case was primarily investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, and officials have seized over $800,000 from companies linked to the IRGC's aircraft program. The defendants face charges of conspiracy to export US goods to Iran, unlawfully exporting goods to Iran, and engaging in international money laundering.