Also Known As:
Brian Ghandi
Weapon Program:
- Military
Related Country:
- United States
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
Address:
No. 14, Golkadeh St. Arashmehr St. Tehran, Iran
Allegedly a citizen and resident of Iran; according to the U.S. Department of Justice, involved in conspiracies to illegally export, to prohibited entities and to Iran, numerous U.S.-manufactured commodities with potential military applications, including use as components in the construction of improvised explosive devices (IED) similar to those being used in Iraq and Afghanistan; effective September 22, 2008, added to the U.S. Entity List due to actions contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States, and no export or re-export involving this entity and any item subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is permitted without a license from the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); on September 11, 2008, charged by a U.S. federal grand jury indictment on one count of conspiring to export and cause the exportation of goods from the United States to Iran in violation of the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the United States Iran Embargo; additional parties indicted Ali Akbar Yahya, F.N. Yaghmaei, Mayrow General Trading, Atlinx Electronics, Micatic General Trading, Majidco Micro Electronics, Al-Faris, Neda Industrial Group, Farshid Gillardian, Kaam Chee Mun, Djamshid Nezhad, Ahmad Rahzad, Majid Seif, Eco Biochem SDN BHD, and Vast Solution SDN BHD; allegedly was an employee or associate of Mayrow General Trading, Neda Industrial Group, and Vast Solution; allegedly sold electronic components (including microwave isolators) purchased from companies based in the United States to buyers in Iran.