http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=42780 <http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=42780&NewsKi nd=Current%20Affairs> &NewsKind=Current%20Affairs US man tryed to sell bomb components to Iran <http://www.iranmania.com/News/Graphics/line330newsmain.gif> Thursday, May 11, 2006 - C2005 IranMania.com
LONDON, May 11 (IranMania) - An American of Iranian descent has pleaded guilty to trying to export to Iran components that could be used to make bombs, in violation of a US trade embargo, officials said, AFP reported. Los Angeles resident Mohammad Fazeli, 27, was arrested on March 16 on charges of trying to ship sensors that can be used in explosive devices to Iran. On Monday, he admitted one-count of seeking to illegally export more than 100 of the Honeywell sensors to Iran, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) said in a statement. "The sensors, which detect the pressure of liquid or gas, could potentially be used to detonate explosive devices," the agency said. The planned shipment breached the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which since the late 1970s has barred the shipment of technology to Iran's Islamic regime without the express permission of US authorities. US officials say that in September 2004, Fazeli ordered 103 pressure sensors through a website operated by a US electronics company, despite being warned by the firm that he needed a license in order to export the devices. "Despite that, after receiving the parts, Fazeli allegedly attempted to send them to the United Arab Emirates, with the understanding that the devices would ultimately be shipped to Iran," ICE said. Fazeli, who remains free on 50,000 dollar bail, is scheduled to be sentenced on August 7 and faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years for violating the IEEPA. The conviction comes as the Iranian government has stepped up efforts to obtain US weapons technology for spare parts to maintain its aging US-made air force jets, its missile equipment and for its alleged nuclear weapons programme, according to federal law enforcement authorities quoted by the Washington Post. The United States and its allies are at loggerheads with Iran over its nuclear programme, which the US fears could eventually be used to produce weapons. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
