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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Arab News 01 October 2026 7h ago
FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
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WASHINGTON: A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and is due to make his first court appearance Friday. Co
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