By Anwar Iqbal
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added Iran鈥檚 ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, to its Most Wanted list for his alleged involvement in the 2007 abduction of retired FBI agent Robert A. 鈥淏ob鈥 Levinson, who disappeared after travelling to Iran鈥檚 Kish Island.
On Tuesday evening, the FBI鈥檚 Washington Field Office released 鈥榮eeking information鈥 posters identifying three senior Iranian intelligence officials alleged to have played key roles in Levinson鈥檚 disappearance and in efforts to conceal Tehran鈥檚 involvement.
Ambassador Moghadam 鈥 also known as Ahmad Amirinia 鈥 previously headed the operations unit of Iran鈥檚 Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), during which time he oversaw agents operating across Europe. He now serves as Iran鈥檚 top diplomat in Islamabad.
According to the FBI, Moghadam is suspected of supervising the operation that led to Levinson鈥檚 abduction and later taking part in the cover-up. Levinson, a retired FBI special agent, arrived on Kish Island on 8 March