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One of the Hashemi brothers, involved in secret arms sales to Iran and later became an informant for U.S. Customs. |
Jamshid Hashemi was one of the Hashemi brothers, an Iran living in the United States. He was involved in secret arms sales and negotiations concerning the United States hostages in Tehran.1
Jamshid Hashemi and his brothers made money selling small quantities of military equipment to Iran. He was later indicted under the Arms Export Control Act for illegal arms sales to Iran, but escaped the United States before apprehension. He subsequently agreed to become an informant for U.S. Customs against the Iran exile community.1
Footnotes
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Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. Sheridan Square Press, 1992 (TrineDay reprint, 2015). ↩︎