China-Based Network Conspired to Deliver WMD Components to Iran, DOJ Charges

China-Based Network Conspired to Deliver WMD Components to Iran, DOJ Charges
A cleric walks past Zolfaghar, top, and Dezful missiles in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 7, 2022. Vahid Salemi/AP Photo
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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The DOJ is unsealing charges against a Chinese citizen who, it claims, helped to operate a network that provides WMD components to Iran.

Authorities in New York unsealed the indictment May 16, charging Xiangjiang Qiao with sanctions evasion, money laundering, and bank fraud, alleging that Qiao participated in a scheme to use a sanctioned Chinese company to provide WMD materials to Iran in exchange for payments made through the U.S. financial system.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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