The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added Reza Amiri Moghadam, Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, to its most wanted list due to his suspected involvement in the 2007 abduction of retired FBI agent Robert A. “Bob” Levinson, who vanished after arriving on Iran’s Kish Island. The FBI’s Washington Field Office released "seeking information" posters featuring three senior Iranian intelligence operatives accused of playing central roles in Levinson’s disappearance and in concealing Iran’s connection to the case. 

Ambassador Moghadam, also known by the alias Ahmad Amirinia, formerly led the operations wing of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), during which he oversaw intelligence activities across Europe. He currently serves as Tehran’s top diplomat in Islamabad. According to the FBI, Moghadam allegedly managed the operation that led to Levinson’s kidnapping and later participated in the cover-up.

Levinson, a former FBI special agent, arrived on Kish Island on March 8, 2007, and disappeared the following day. In a statement, the FBI said these posters were part of its continuing investigation into Iranian officials believed to be responsible for Levinson’s abduction and Tehran’s efforts to obscure its involvement. 

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)