A Newport Coast resident was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran by allegedly selling networking, security and encryption equipment to the regime’s nuclear and military establishment. Jamshid Ghomi, 63, is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. He was expected to make his initial appearance Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana. A dual U.S.-Iranian national and chief executive of a Tehran-based technology company, Ghomi has allegedly used his company to procure U.S.-made networking equipment for customers in Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions for more than a decade,…
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