The Iranian Woman Arrested in the US Ran a $70M Arms Network Fueling Sudan’s War
The recent arrest of an Iranian woman arrested US arms network Sudan operatives has exposed a shocking reality: a global war pipeline was operating from a luxury condo in Woodland Hills, California. Shamim Mafi, 44, was detained at LAX while attempting to flee to Istanbul, accused of brokering the sale of Iranian-made Mohajer-6 drones, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition to Sudan’s armed forces . Who is Shamim Mafi and why was she arrested in Los Angeles? Shamim Mafi is an Iranian national who became a lawful US permanent resident in 2016. Living a lavish lifestyle in Woodland Hills, she allegedly used her residency as cover to act as a direct liaison for Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) . Federal prosecutors charge that she facilitated the flow of death from Tehran to Khartoum, violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. A 44-year-old Iranian-born woman has been arrested in the United States over allege...