On Saturday night, US federal agents detained Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, for allegedly aiding the Iranian regime in transporting drones, bombs, and ammunition to Sudan.
Souri Babaei Chaginy was arrested on January 6, 2025, in Qazvin, on charges of filming government forces beating and detaining protesters; he has been in solitary confinement for over 100 days and has been sentenced to three years in prison and a two-year travel ban.
U.S. President Trump announced that the U.S. military detained an Iranian cargo ship attempting to breach the naval blockade imposed on Iran.
U.S. authorities arrested Shamim Mafi, a 44-year-old Iranian national and resident of Los Angeles, at Los Angeles International Airport on charges of smuggling weapons, including bombs, drones, and ammunition, on behalf of the Islamic Republic to Sudan in coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
MUST WATCH 🔴 CENTCOM: On April 19, U.S. forces in the Arabian Sea enforced the blockade by intercepting the Iranian flagged M V Touska heading to Bandar Abbas at 17 knots. USS Spruance (DDG-111) issued repeated warnings over 6 hours. After non compliance, the crew was ordered Show more
