U.S. Nabs Iranian in Plot to Funnel Military Sonar Tech to Iran – RedState
It seems that many Iranian nationals are finding themselves in difficulty all over the world. The latest case comes from Seattle, where an Iranian national, freshly extradited from Panama, will face indictment for circumventing trade sanctions.
Iranian citizen extradited from Panama to US following indictment in Seattle
“Members of this conspiracy believed they could evade export restrictions by shipping goods through a third country – in this case China,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Neil Floyd. “But the law… pic.twitter.com/5WsSmNRBNy
– U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) April 20, 2026
Message X from the Department of Justice reads:
Iranian citizen extradited from Panama to US following indictment in Seattle
“Members of this conspiracy believed they could evade export restrictions by shipping goods through a third country – in this case China,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Neil Floyd. “But law enforcement discovered the scheme and the grand jury returned the indictment leading to today’s arraignment.”
An official press release from the Department of Justice provides more details.
According to the indictment, the conduct in this case violates sanctions against Iran imposed by the President’s Executive Order in March 1995 and reimposed in 2001. The Executive Orders prohibit the unauthorized export, re-export, sale, or provision, directly or indirectly, from the United States of any goods, technology, or services to Iran or the Iranian Government; as well as the export or supply of goods, technology or services to persons in third countries knowing or having reason to know that the goods, technology or services are intended to be supplied, transshipped or re-exported to Iran.
According to the indictment, between 2010 and 2014, Dindar ran a company called New Port Sourcing Solutions in Xi’an, China. The company hid the fact that it was purchasing items in the United States for Iranian companies. He fraudulently claimed that the goods were destined for China. The indictment details that in 2011 and 2012, Dindar and his co-conspirators used deception to purchase parts for three military sonar systems from a company in the Western District of Washington. Dindar and his co-conspirators claimed the systems would be used by a company in China. In fact, the indictment alleges that at all times the plan was to ship the parts through China to Iran, in violation of export controls.
Sharp work. We seem to be sweeping these people off with a pretty good pace.
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It is unclear what Iran would do with sonar technology, as it no longer has a navy or even an army at all. But these components can be useful to give them insight into how our sonars work. More to the point, there are many good reasons why we don’t allow such goods to be shipped to Iran, and this guy tried to evade them; now it’s up to him to pay the price.
While this guy was running his little operation serving the mullahs out of Panama, there are a lot of Iranian nationals right here in the United States, and we should be concerned about what they’re doing. The Biden administration’s weakness and callous disregard for border and immigration laws has let in too many people, and it’s a safe bet that some of them are up to no good – not just Iranian nationals.
This guy, at least, is no longer a problem, other than the work of his trial.
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