Archive · 25 Oct 2025
Pakistani National Sentenced to 40 Years in US Prison
A Pakistani man named Muhammad Pahlawan was sentenced to 40 years in a US prison.
He was found guilty of helping transport dangerous weapons made in Iran.
These weapons were meant for the Houthi rebels in Yemen and could have been used to harm people.
Pahlawan was caught on a ship in the Arabian Sea.
During the capture, he lied to US forces and threatened his crew.
The weapons found included parts for missiles.
This was part of a larger operation involving two Iranian brothers affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
A Pakistani national was sentenced to 40 years in a US prison.
Muhammad Pahlawan was convicted on charges related to transporting Iranian-made weapons.
He was caught in the Arabian Sea, transporting weapons to Houthi rebels.
US Navy SEALs and Coast Guard were involved in the interception.
The weaponry included ballistic and anti-ship missile components.
- Who
- Muhammad Pahlawan, a Pakistani national.
- What
- Sentenced to 40 years for transporting Iranian-made weapons and supporting terrorist groups.
- When
- Sentencing announced recently, related to events in January 2024 and earlier.
- Where
- Arabian Sea off Somalia, and US court.
- Why
- Pahlawan was convicted of providing material support to terrorists and Iran's weapons programs.
- Defendant
- Muhammad Pahlawan
- Sentence
- 40 years in prison
- Charges
- Providing material support to terrorists and Iran's WMD program, transporting explosives
- Weapons
- Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry
- Incident Location
- Arabian Sea off the coast of Somalia
- Date of Incident
- January 11, 2024