Associated Press: US citizen convicted of sending electronic parts to Iran

Mehdi Mohammad Sadeghi, an Iranian-American citizen, was found guilty of conspiring to illegally export electronic components to Iran and violating U.S. sanctions. He, who worked at the global electronics equipment company Analog Devices, is accused of helping an Iranian business partner bypass U.S. export control laws. U.S. prosecutors claim the Tehran-based partner’s company produces navigation systems used in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ military drone program.

• Mehdi Mohammad Sadeghi, an Iranian-American citizen, was found guilty of conspiring to illegally export electronic components to Iran.
• He has been accused of violating U.S. sanctions.
• Sadeghi worked at the global electronics equipment company Analog Devices.
• He is accused of helping an Iranian business partner bypass U.S. export control laws.
• U.S. prosecutors say the Tehran-based partner’s company produces navigation systems used in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ military drone program.
• One source identified the convicted individual as “a person from Massachusetts.”
• One source referred to the convicted individual as a “former employee of Analog Devices.”
• This individual had been arrested in December 2024.. Coverage difference: Iran International and Khabar-e Fori covered the report in a newsy, neutral tone, while Khabar-e Fori took a position by using the phrase “baseless accusation” in the headline and text and described the allegations as unfounded. Iran International specifically referred to the individual’s “Iranian-American” nationality and included details of the allegation related to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Khabar-e Fori and Akhbar-e Fori mentioned the individual’s arrest in December 2024.