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. The technology was shipped to Hong Kong, then "reexported to Iran," according to the court documents. The case was primarily investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, DOJ said. Duo charged with illegally procuring US technology for Iranian military originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News December 19, 2023 23:59 UTC