India, April 20 -- As the tensions between the United States and Iran escalate over the Strait of Hormuz naval blockade, an Iranian woman was arrested at Los Angeles airport on charges of allegedly trafficking arms for Iran. Bill Essayli, the First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California, identified the woman as 44-year-old Shamim Mafi.

Mafi was based out of Woodland Hills in Los Angeles and was known for her expensive lifestyle. Essayli said that Shamim Mafi allegedly brokered a deal for sale of Iran-manufactured arms to Sudan. It included "drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition," he claimed.

Mafi has been charged under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and could face ...