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Chinese Nationals Charged With Smuggling US Tech to Iran’s Military

‘A vast amount of dual-use U.S.-origin commodities with military capabilities were exported from the United States to Iran,’ the Justice Department said.
Chinese Nationals Charged With Smuggling US Tech to Iran’s Military
Missiles displayed in the Iranian capital Tehran in an undated file photo. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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The Justice Department is charging four Chinese nationals for their alleged role in exporting American electronics to Iran.

Members of the alleged conspiracy smuggled electronic components from the United States through China and Hong Kong for the benefit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which the United States designates as a terror organization.

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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