Two Iranian brothers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps face terrorism charges in the United States in connection with deaths of two U.S. sailors during the interception of a vessel in the Arabian Sea earlier this year. The indictment announced on August 8 by federal prosecutors charges Shahab and Yunus Mir'kazei and Pakistani boat captain Muhammad Pahlawan with providing material support to Iran’s weapons-of-mass-destruction program and other charges. The brothers are at large. Pahlawan and three of his crew members have been in custody since the Navy SEAL team intercepted their small vessel in January.
U.S. Charges 2 Iranian Brothers, 1 Pakistani In Deadly Weapons Smuggling Case
Photograph released by the U.S. military's Central Command show what are described as Iranian-made missile components bound for Yemen's Huthi rebels after the seizure of a vessel in the Arabian Sea. (file photo)