Massachusetts man convicted of conspiring to export electronic components to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, a 43-year-old U.S. citizen and former employee of Analog Devices, was found guilty in federal court in Boston on three counts related to conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran. Prosecutors said Sadeghi helped his business associate, Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, obtain U.S.-origin parts through a Swiss front company for an Iranian firm that makes navigation systems for military drones. Sadeghi's sentencing is scheduled for October 13.
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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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AP News
US citizen is found guilty of helping export tech to Iran in violation of sanctions
Export control violation · neutral
Daily Wire
Iranian-American Found Guilty In Conspiracy To Smuggle Drones Used To Kill U.S. Troops
Troop deaths connection · negative
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The split, in one line
The right frames Sadeghi as guilty of smuggling drone parts used to kill U.S. troops, while AP and Reuters focus narrowly on export control violations and note the judge excluded evidence about the Jordan attack.
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“Iranian-American Found Guilty In Conspiracy To Smuggle Drones Used To Kill U.S. Troops”DW Daily Wire RIGHT
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“Iranian-born engineer convicted in US of exporting technology to Iran” · AP News, Reuters
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Sadeghi was convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization resulting in death.
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