Two Iranian nationals have been detained for their role in the deadly drone attack on January 28 in Jordan that killed three US soldiers. The arrests were made in the United States and Italy, US judicial authorities said, quoted by Agence France-Presse and BTA.
Reason for the arrests and details of the attack
The arrests are related to the supply of equipment used in the attack, including navigation systems and semiconductors. On January 28, a drone strike hit a logistics base in the Jordanian desert near the Syrian border, injuring dozens of soldiers. The United States blamed pro-Iranian groups in Syria and Iraq for the attack and launched dozens of airstrikes on their positions. Names and details of detainees Mohammad Abedinin Jafabadi, who heads an Iranian company that supplies navigation systems to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was detained in Italy at the request of the United States. The United States is expected to seek his extradition. The second detainee is Mahdi Sadeghi, a naturalized American citizen living in Massachusetts. He worked for a semiconductor company and is believed to have been involved in the supply of key equipment for the attack.
Details of the investigation and aftermath
Following the Iranian-linked drone attack, the United States took swift military action, striking Iranian military targets in Syria and Iraq. The attack further soured diplomatic relations with Middle Eastern countries and challenged the strategic security of the region.