Iranian Citizen Extradited to U.S. for Alleged Violation of Trade Sanctions Against Iran
Reza Dindar, a 44-year-old Iranian citizen, has been extradited from Panama to the United States to face charges in Seattle related to a scheme to violate trade sanctions against Iran. Dindar was indicted by a grand jury in August 2014 and was arrested in Panama in July 2025 at the request of the United States. The indictment, unsealed upon his arrival in the Western District, accuses Dindar of conspiring to evade export restrictions by shipping goods through China to Iran. The charges include conspiracy, export to an embargoed country, smuggling goods from the U.S., money laundering, and filing false export records. The indictment alleges that between 2010 and 2014, Dindar managed a business in China that procured items from the U.S. for Iranian companies, falsely claiming they were destined for China. If convicted, Dindar faces up to 20 years in prison. 
