A dual U.S.-Iranian national of Natick, Massachusetts, was convicted facing up to 20 years in prison following a 14-day jury trial in Boston federal court of one count of conspiracy to violate the IEEPA and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), and two counts of substantive IEEPA/ITSR violations; sentencing is scheduled for October 13. According to court documents, the individual conspired with the founder of Iranian navigation-systems manufacturer SDRA, whose Sepehr Navigation System supplies the IRGC's drone and missile programs to procure U.S.-origin electronic components from a Massachusetts microelectronics manufacturer and reexport them to Iran via a Swiss front company, Illumove SA, evading export controls. Prosecutors noted that navigation components matching SDRA's technology were recovered from the Iranian Shahed drone used in the January 2024 Tower 22 attack that killed three U.S. service members. The individual remains a fugitive.