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Two men have been charged in Boston federal court in connection with a fatal drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens earlier this year. Abedini was further charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization — the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The men allegedly conspired to evade U.S. sanctions and supply the Iranian government with a type of drone navigation technology used in the Jan. 28 drone attack at the Tower 22 base in Jordan, a U.S. military outpost, prosecutors said. The drone, launched by IRGC-backed militants, made impact near a shelter where some troops were sleeping and killed three U.S. service members. The two men allegedly conspired to procure goods and technology from Sadeghi’s place of work and exported them and supplied them to Iran to Abedini’s Iranian company SDRA.
Persons: Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, Mohammad Abedini, Abedini, San’at, Sadeghi, SDRA, he'll, General Merrick Garland, Joshua S, Levy Organizations: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, SDRA, Prosecutors, Illumove SA, IRGC Aerospace Force, IRGC’s Aerospace Force, NBC News, Justice Department, United, District of Locations: Boston, Jordan, U.S, Natick , Massachusetts, Iran, Massachusetts, Iranian, Switzerland, Italy, United States, District of Massachusetts
CNN —Two Iranian citizens are facing federal charges in connection to a drone strike that killed three US Army soldiers and injured dozens more in Jordan early this year, the US Justice Department announced Monday. The men, 42-year-old Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi and 38-year-old Mohammad Abedini, are charged with conspiring to export electronic equipment from the United States to Iran. Sadeghi, who is a dual US-Iranian citizen, lives in Massachusetts and made his initial appearance in court Monday. Abedini is also charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and was arrested Monday in Italy. CNN has reported that the enemy drone followed a different, American drone as it approached the US military outpost along the Syrian border, though it was not immediately clear whether the enemy drone intentionally followed the American one or if it was a coincidence.
Persons: Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, Mohammad Abedini, Abedini, CNN’s Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Jack Forrest Organizations: CNN, Army, US Justice Department, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Sadeghi, DOJ, US Army Locations: Jordan, United States, Iran, Iranian, Massachusetts, Italy, Gaza
CNN —Iran’s football authorities have vowed to deal with beach soccer players who showed solidarity with Iranian protesters during an international tournament this week. It follows the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. Before the final game started, the Iranian players were seen not singing as the country’s national anthem was played. “People who have not followed professional and sports ethics … will be dealt with according to the regulations,” a statement published by Iran’s Football Federation said. Last month, Elnaz Rekabi, 33, competed without a hijab during the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s Asian Championships in Seoul.
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