US arrests two Iranian men for allegedly conducting surveillance at Chabad House

Two Iranian men were indicted on Monday for allegedly spying for Tehran in the United States, including conducting surveillance at an ultraorthodox Jewish facility in Chicago, the Rohr Chabad House in July 2017.

Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 38, a dual US-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, 59, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, were charged in the indictment with acting on behalf of Iran by conducting the surveillance, the Justice Department said in a statement. Both were arrested on Aug. 9.