Iranian businesswoman on green card arrested at LAX over alleged arms deals with regime
Shamim Mafi, an Iranian businesswoman holding a US green card, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on allegations of brokering arms deals between Tehran and the Sudanese military. Sudan has been engaged in a civil war since 2023.
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