Event Brief
Iranian-born engineer convicted for exporting drone tech
Filed: Jul 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM ET
Summary: A federal jury convicted Mahdi Sadeghi of conspiring to export technology to Iran with potential drone applications.
WHO: Mahdi Sadeghi; federal jury in Boston; U.S. federal prosecutors
WHAT: Convicted Sadeghi of conspiracy to illegally export technology to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions
WHEN: Jul 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM ET
WHERE: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
WHY: The conviction followed U.S. charges that he conspired to export technology with potential application in military drones to an Iranian company serving the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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