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The United States announced Friday that it is “dismantling a sophisticated Iranian network” used to obtain sensitive military technology.The network “impersonated and defrauded” dozens of American technology companies out of millions of dollars to “acquire advanced equipment - including spectrum analyzers and security detection devices - for Iran’s defense sector,” State Department Tommy Pigott said in a statement.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The statement did not name the technology companies who were lured into doing business through fake websites that “mimicked real American companies, using intermediaries to receive shipments, and then smuggling the technology into Iran in violation of US sanctions.”The network was led by Iran-based Ali Majd Sepehr, the State Department spokesman said.On Thursday, the State Department announced a $15 million reward for any information “leading to the disruption of the financial mechanisms of
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