Engineer Convicted in Boston for Illegal Exports to Iran

Sadeghi, 43, worked at Analog Devices prior to his December 2024 arrest. Prosecutors successfully argued that he facilitated the shipment of sensors from the Massachusetts-based company to San'at Danesh Rahpooyan Aflak Co., an Iranian firm run by businessman Mohammad Abedini. While the defense maintained that the business dealings were legitimate and conducted through Abedini's Swiss-based entity, the jury convicted Sadeghi on three counts, including conspiracy to violate US sanctions. He was acquitted on two additional counts related to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

US District Judge Indira Talwani has scheduled sentencing for October 13. Throughout the trial, the defense team, led by Daniel Marx, urged jurors to disregard the geopolitical tensions surrounding Iran, specifically barring prosecutors from referencing a drone strike in Jordan that killed three US service members. Abedini, initially arrested in Italy, was released in January 2025 following a diplomatic incident involving the detention of an Italian journalist in Iran. Sadeghi remains the sole defendant to face trial in the US case.