A Californian man has pleaded guilty in Chicago to a felony charge of trying to illegally export missile parts to Iran, which the United States says is working to build nuclear weapons.
Andro Telemi (42) faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 (€204,000) fine. He pleaded guilty without entering into an agreement with the government.
Mr Telemi, a naturalised US citizen from Iran, had been indicted in 2009 along with Iranian national Davoud Baniameri (39), also of California.
Baniameri pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced to four years in prison.
The US prohibits its citizens from business dealings with the government of Iran. – (Reuters)
