Three Charged with Exporting Millions of Dollars in Goods to Iran, in Violation of U.S. Embargo

September 18, 2017

Author: 

Eric Heisig

Publication: 

Cleveland.org

Related Country: 

  • Canada
  • United States

Three Iranian nationals were charged in Cleveland federal court with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and smuggling.  They allegedly sold millions of dollars of U.S. industrial goods to Iran, via companies in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.  The indictment, which was filed in June and unsealed last week, names as defendants Mohammad Shaneivar, Arezoo Hashemnejad Alalmdari, and Parisa Mohamadi, as well as the Canadian company IC Link Industries.  Mohamadi, also known as Parisa Javidi, is a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who owns a company based in the United Arab Emirates.  She was arrested last week in the United States and has pled not guilty to the charges.  Shaneivar and Alalmdari reside in Canada.  IC Link is operated by Shaneivar and has an affiliate in Tehran.  According to the indictment, Shaneivar accepted orders from Alalmdari and others on behalf of customers in Iran, including Kala Naft, the National Iranian Oil Company's procurement arm.