4 charged after seizure of suspected Iranian-made weapons in vessel that led to deaths of 2 Navy SEALs: DOJ
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Four men have been charged with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons after U.S. naval forces interdicted a vessel in the Arabian Sea last month
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Assistant Director of the FBI Washington Field Director David Sundberg said that the men's arrest and subsequent charges were intended to "send a message" to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
"Today’s complaint sends a message that acting as a proxy for the IRGC in an effort to bring harm to U.S. persons overseas will not be tolerated by the U.S. Government," Sunburg said. Story tips and ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@fox.com and on X: @s_rumpfwhitten.
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