The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, to its Most Wanted list, accusing him of involvement in the 2007 disappearance of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson. Moghadam, a former high-ranking Iranian intelligence officer, allegedly orchestrated Levinson’s abduction on Kish Island and later participated in efforts to conceal Iran’s role.
Alongside Moghadam, the FBI named two other Iranian intelligence operatives—Taghi Daneshvar and Gholamhossein Mohammadnia—as key suspects in the case. Mohammadnia, a former Iranian ambassador to Albania, was expelled in 2018 for security threats and is accused of attempting to shift blame for Levinson’s disappearance onto a terrorist group in Pakistan’s Balochistan region.
Levinson, who vanished on March 9, 2007, was last seen in videos and photos released in 2010-2011, with no confirmed sightings since. The FBI believes he died in Iranian custody. In March 2025, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Moghadam and others linked to the case, escalating pressure on Tehran over the unresolved disappearance.
The FBI emphasized that its investigation remains active, aiming to identify additional Iranian officials involved. While Pakistan is not implicated, Moghadam’s diplomatic posting in Islamabad has drawn attention to the case’s regional implications. The U.S. continues to demand accountability for Levinson’s fate, nearly two decades after his abduction.