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Woman charged in US with trafficking arms to Sudan for Iranian government

SCMP Culture 19 April 2026 8m ago
Woman charged in US with trafficking arms to Sudan for Iranian government
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US federal prosecutors said on Sunday an Iranian national was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly trafficking arms to Sudan on behalf of Tehran. Shamim Mafi, 44, is charged with “brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan”, US Attorney Bill Essayli wrote in a social media post. A resident of th
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