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

South China Morning Post · · 180 words · By Agence France-Presse
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Iranian national Shamim Mafi, a permanent US resident, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Shamim Mafi was arrested at LAX and that she is an Iranian national who became a lawful permanent resident of the US in 2016. The sources are from different news reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mafi is an Iranian national who became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in 2016, Essayli said. A criminal complaint dated March 12 alleges that Mafi and an unnamed co-conspirator opera…
https://apnews.com/article/shamim-mafi-los-angeles-iran-suda…
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web search NEUTRAL — Woodland Hills resident Shamim Mafi was arrested at LAX. Federal authorities say she brokered illegal arms deals between Iran and the Sudanese Armed Forces.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-19/feds-woo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shamim Mafi, a 44-year-old Iranian woman, was arrested at LAX for allegedly brokering over $70.6 million in Iranian drone and weapons sales to Sudan in violation of U.S. sanctions.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/feds-arrest-iranian-woman-lax-all…
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“She faces up to 20 years in prison”
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Multiple web search results state that if convicted, Shamim Mafi faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, citing violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iranian Enlightenment (Persian: روشنگری ایرانی), sometimes called the first generation of intellectual movements in Iran (Persian: نسل اول جنبش های روشنفکری در ایران), brought new ideas into tradi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Enlightenment
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abolqassem Aref Qazvini or َAref Qazvini (Persian: ابوالقاسم‌ عارف قزوینی; 1882 – 21 January 1934), also known as the National Poet (Persian: شاعر ملی), was a distinguished Iranian poet, lyricist, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aref_Qazvini
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web search NEUTRAL — If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Investigators allege that Mafi used an Oman-registered company, Atlas International Business, to facilitate the deals, some of…
https://www.ebmnews.com/2026/04/19/who-is-shamim-mafi-irania…
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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.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that federal authorities arrested an Iranian woman at LAX for allegedly brokering arms deals involving drones, bombs, and ammunition destined for Sudan for Iran. The specific date 'on Sunday' is not consistently confirmed across all sources, but the core facts are corroborated by multiple independent reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Westwood is a commercial and residential neighborhood in the northern central portion of the Westside region of the city of Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the University of California, Los…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood,_Los_Angeles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iranian-Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. According to the National Organization for Civi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Americans
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“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””
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Two independent web search results quote the specific charges: brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Facebook/Shamim Mafi. “She is charged with a violation of 50 U.S.C. § 1705 for brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Su…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/us-news/iranian-businesswoman-…
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web search NEUTRAL — She is charged with a violation of 50 U.S.C. § 1705 for brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan.”
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/who-is-shamim-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shamim Mafi X. Those drones, along with 55,000 bomb fuses, were reportedly supplied through agreements with Sudan's Ministry of Defense, which has been engaged in a brutal civil war since 2023.
https://www.ibtimes.sg/who-shamim-mafi-glamorous-iranian-wom…
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“A resident of the Los Angeles suburb of Woodland Hills, Mafi “is an Iranian national who became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in 2016””
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Multiple web search results confirm that Shamim Mafi is a Woodland Hills resident, an Iranian national, and that she became a lawful permanent resident of the US in 2016.
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web search NEUTRAL — of California, Mafi is a Woodland Hills resident and is accused of brokering deals involving Iranian-made drones, bombs, bomb fuses and millions of rounds of ammunition that were reportedly destined f…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/who-is-shamim-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mafi is an Iranian national who became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in 2016. She is expected to make her initial appearance on Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in downtown L…
https://www.foxnews.com/us/feds-arrest-iranian-woman-lax-all…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shamim Mafi Instagram. The Woodland Hills resident is accused of using Atlas International Business, a company registered in Oman, to arrange weapons deals as recently as 2025, according to court reco…
https://www.ibtimes.sg/who-shamim-mafi-glamorous-iranian-wom…
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“Mafi was arrested on Saturday and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Mafi was arrested and that she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted.
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web search NEUTRAL — If convicted as charged, she faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-woman-arms-trafficking-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mafi faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. She is scheduled to appear in US District Court in do…
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/inside-the-arr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mafi is ultimately accused of violating the Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which if convicted of, would lead to a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/us-news/iranian-businesswoman-…
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