US arrests Iranian agent for arms trafficking

An Iranian national and U.S. permanent resident, Shamim Mafi, has been arrested by the United States for involvement in arms trafficking. According to a newly unsealed criminal complaint in California, Mafi is accused of helping channel Iranian weapons to Sudan. She and a co-conspirator allegedly ran Atlas International Business as part of the scheme. Mafi entered the United States in 2016 and was previously accused of brokering the sale of Iranian-manufactured Mohajer-6 drones.