New Delhi, April 19 -- An Iranian entrepreneur, Shamim Mafi, who holds a US green card was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night on allegations of allegedly trafficking arms on behalf of Tehran, reported New York Post.

Investigators said the 44-year-old's phone records suggest she had contact with Iran's intelligence services between 2022 and 2025. Prosecutors allege she routed deals through countries like Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to avoid detection by US authorities.

Mafi reportedly left Iran in 2013 and became a permanent resident of the US in 2016 under the Obama administration. She allegedly used an Oman-registered company, Atlas International Business, to broker weapons deals as recently as ...