Two men linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard are facing terrorism charges in the U.S. in connection with the interception of a vessel in the Arabian Sea earlier this year, resulting in the deaths of two Navy SEALs. The federal prosecutors in Richmond, Virginia, announced a new indictment on Thursday, charging two Iranian brothers and a Pakistani boat captain with providing material support to Iran’s weapons-of-mass-destruction program.
The Iranian brothers, Shahab Mir’kazei and Yunus Mir’kazei, are currently at large, while the Pakistani boat captain, Muhammad Pahlawan, along with three crew members, has been in custody since the Navy SEAL team intercepted their small vessel, described as a dhow, in January. During the interception, Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers fell overboard due to high waves, and Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram jumped in to try to save him. Unfortunately, both Chambers and Ingram were declared dead after an 11-day search.
