We have been reporting on the United States and Israeli militaries kicking Iran's teeth in over there; we shouldn't fail to maintain our vigilance over here, as well. There may well be over half a million Iranian nationals in the United States that we know of, right now. With that many people from a country ruled by a bunch of 7th-century barbarians who hate the United States right here, on our soil, it's a near-certainty some of them are up to no good.
And not all of them are AK-waving goblins. Some of them are much less threatening on the surface, but are much more so in reality. The latest of these was just busted at Los Angeles International Airport, for allegedly trafficking weapons to Iran, and get this: She was in the USA legally. A New York Post breaking story, released Sunday morning, has more.
A glamorous Iranian businesswoman with a US green card was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly trafficking arms on behalf of Tehran.
Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills, was taken into custody on Saturday night and charged with brokering deals for Iranian drones, bombs, and millions of rounds of ammunition bound for Sudan, according to the office of the US Attorney for the Central District of California.
Mafi posted glam pics of herself traveling the world — including posing in a $100,000 Mercedes-Benz roadster.
A local outfit, KTLA News, presents a photo of the bust, as well as an oddly cheerful booking photo.
#BREAKING: A Los Angeles woman has been arrested for trafficking arms on behalf of the Iranian government, officials announced. https://t.co/WKIegTuKcx pic.twitter.com/z21bPNDYjw
— KTLA (@KTLA) April 19, 2026
The full KTLA story has the charges:
First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, said Sunday morning that Shamim Mafi was taken into custody at LAX on Saturday night.
Mafi is an Iranian national who became a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. in 2016, Essayli said.
She is charged with brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan, Essayli added.
Remember, this woman was in the United States legally, having been granted permanent residence in the last year of the Obama administration.
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This is the second such bust in the last few days.
What's really interesting about these two busts is the so-called "glamor" aspect. These women are clearly living a lifestyle in the United States that they would be denied in Iran; not only the opulence of their lives here, but also their dress, mannerisms, and general comportment. Could they be using their looks to open doors that may otherwise be closed to them? It wouldn't be the first time.
Here's the lesson in all this, and I'm going to tell you: Not every enemy of the United States is a bearded, wild-eyed nutcase. Some of them are sophisticated, intelligent, committed, and, yes, they may well use their looks and their dress to distract. This Shamim Mafi, if these charges prove true, is just as much an enemy of the United States as any of the generals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as much as any of the mullahs that maintain the vicious theocracy in Iran, as much as any AK-waving Hamas or Hezbollah nutcase.
According to this report, Shamim Mafi will be charged with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. She could face 20 years in prison if convicted.
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