IRGC
United States v. Hossein Akbari and 2 others
Status: Hossein Akbari: Charged, April 1, 2025; Rah Roshd Company: Charged, April 1, 2025; Reza Amidi: Charged, April 1, 2025
- District
- Eastern District of New York
- Docket number
- 25-MJ-114
- Group named in DOJ releases
- IRGC
- Statutes
- Not stated in DOJ release
- First DOJ release
- April 1, 2025
Primary Sources
- Iranian Company and Two Iranian Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and for Scheme to Procure U.S. Technology for Iranian Attack Drones, Office of Public Affairs, April 1, 2025
- Iranian Company and Two Iranian Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and for Scheme to Procure U.S. Technology for Iranian Drones, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, April 1, 2025
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Hossein Akbari
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, April 1, 2025)
- From the DOJ release:
Today, OFAC sanctioned Akbari, Rah Roshd, and other companies and individuals for their roles in the sanctions-evasion scheme described in the complaint.
- Age
- 63 (per DOJ release of April 1, 2025)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- conspiring to provide material support to the IRGC and to procure U.S. parts for Iranian drones
- Charged or arrested
- April 1, 2025
- Custody
- DOJ describes the defendant as at large
Rah Roshd Company
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, April 1, 2025)
- From the DOJ release:
Today, OFAC sanctioned Akbari, Rah Roshd, and other companies and individuals for their roles in the sanctions-evasion scheme described in the complaint.
- Age
- Not stated
- Charges as described by DOJ
- conspiring to provide material support to the IRGC and to procure U.S. parts for Iranian drones
- Charged or arrested
- April 1, 2025
Reza Amidi
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, April 1, 2025)
- From the DOJ release:
As set forth in the complaint, Akbari and Amidi operate Rah Roshd, which procures and supplies advanced electronic, electro-optical, and security systems to the Government of Iran and designs, builds, and manufactures ground support systems for UAVs.
- Age
- 62 (per DOJ release of April 1, 2025)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- conspiring to provide material support to the IRGC and to procure U.S. parts for Iranian drones
- Charged or arrested
- April 1, 2025
- Custody
- DOJ describes the defendant as at large
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Hossein Akbari and 2 others," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-akbari-2025/