An Iranian-American man living in Natick, who was one of two men wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for their role in a fatal drone strike earlier this year, was arrested on Monday afternoon, 5 Investigates was the first to report.The FBI in Boston announced that two Iranian men were under arrest, following accusations of export violations and providing material support to Iran.Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 42, a dual U.S.-Iranian national of Natick, and Mohammad Abedininajafabadi (Abedini), 38, of Tehran, Iran, have been charged in federal court in Boston with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. export control and sanctions laws, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.Abedininajafabadi is also charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.FBI officials said the case was in connection to a fatal drone strike on Jan. 28 that killed three U.S. service …
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