A Pakistani national, Muhammad Pahlawan, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for leading a smuggling operation that transported advanced Iranian-made weapons to Houthi rebel forces in Yemen. The operation, which involved collaboration with Iranian associates linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, resulted in the deaths of two United States Navy SEALs during a boarding mission in the Arabian Sea. Authorities seized ballistic missile components, anti-ship cruise missile parts, and a warhead from Pahlawan's vessel. The United States Department of Justice revealed that Pahlawan and his crew attempted to deceive investigators and threatened fellow crew members to maintain secrecy. Three other Pakistani nationals were also charged in connection with the smuggling ring.