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US indicts three over alleged support for Iran's weapons program, DOJ says

Published 08/08/2024, 12:21 PM
Updated 08/08/2024, 12:41 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has indicted two Iranian citizens and one Pakistani citizen for providing material support to what the U.S. Justice Department called Iran's weapons of mass destruction program.

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The two Iranians charged are brothers who work for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the department said in a statement on Thursday. The Pakistani citizen is accused of working for the two brothers as the captain of a smuggling vessel, the department added.

The Pakistani citizen is awaiting trial, while the two Iranians remain at large, the department said.

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