$70 million in weapons to Iran, glamorous businesswoman arrested in the U.S.

An attractive Iranian businesswoman with a U.S. green card was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport. She is suspected of trafficking weapons on behalf of Tehran.

Shamim Mafi, 44, from Woodland Hills, was taken into custody on Saturday evening and charged with brokering deals involving Iranian drones, bombs, and millions of rounds of ammunition destined for Sudan. The announcement was made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

According to the information, Mafi allegedly carried out arms deals while in close contact with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, which reportedly provided her with guidance and funds to establish a business in the United States in order to operate internationally.

“She is accused of brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of Iranian-made ammunition sold to Sudan,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli on Sunday, announcing the arrest.

Mafi posted glamorous photos of herself traveling around the world, including with a $100,000 Mercedes-Benz roadster.

Mafi, who left Iran in 2013 and became a U.S. permanent resident in 2016 under the Obama administration, is believed to have used a company registered in Oman, “Atlas International Business,” to broker arms deals through 2025, according to court records.

Among the contracts was one worth more than $70 million for armed Mohajer-6 drones produced in Iran by the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics.

The drones, along with 55,000 bomb fuses, were transferred to Sudan’s Ministry of Defense, which has been engaged in a bloody civil war since 2023. Iran has repeatedly been accused of violating a United Nations arms embargo during the Sudanese civil war, with its drones reportedly used by government forces.

The civil war has claimed between 61,000 and hundreds of thousands of lives as it enters its fourth year. A UN fact-finding mission has pointed to mass deaths in Darfur as “signs of genocide.”

The conflict has also displaced nearly 9 million people, making it one of the worst displacement crises on the planet.

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