Italy releases Iranian man connected to deadly drone attack on US military

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Italy released an Iranian businessman Sunday whom officials detained last month over his alleged involvement in an attack that killed three American service members in Jordan last year.

Mohammad Abedini, 38, was arrested in Milan, and the United States requested his extradition after the U.S. Justice Department charged him and Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components to Iran in violation of U.S. export control and sanctions laws.

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