Two Men Arrested for Exporting Tech to Iran in Deadly Drone Attack

In a shocking turn of events, two men have been arrested for their roles in a deadly drone attack that took place in Jordan earlier this year. One of the men, Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, is a dual Iranian-American citizen living in Natick, Massachusetts. The other man, Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, was arrested in Italy. Both men are accused of exporting sensitive technology to Iran, which was used in the drone attack that killed three U. S. service members and injured dozens more.

The FBI traced the drone's navigation system back to an Iranian company operated by one of the defendants. This company relied on technology funneled from the U. S. by the alleged co-conspirator. The attack happened in January at a U. S. outpost in northeastern Jordan, killing three soldiers from Georgia. The drone might have been mistaken for a U. S. drone and crashed into living quarters, causing widespread destruction. The defendants face serious charges, including export control violations. One of them is also accused of conspiring to provide material support to Iran. The U. S. Attorney for Massachusetts emphasized that this case highlights the real dangers of American technology falling into the wrong hands. Both men are being held pending further legal proceedings.

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