Iranian national pleads guilty in Seattle to smuggling military technology to Iran

A 44-year-old Iranian citizen admitted to smuggling military technology to Iran, including parts for military sonar systems purchased from a Washington business.

Reza Dindar pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle Friday to two counts of export to an embargoed country and two counts of smuggling goods from the U.S., according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Dindar was arrested in Panama in July 2025 at the request of the United States. He was then extradited to the U.S. in April 2026…

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