Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam has been named in the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) “most wanted” list over his alleged role in the abduction, detention, and probable death of retired FBI special agent Robert A Levinson and alleged efforts to cover up its responsibility.
The US has sought information on Moghadam, who as per the FBI is an official of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.
According to the FBI, Levinson — who retired from the FBI in 1998 and worked as a private investigator — travelled to Iran’s Kish Island, Iran, on March 8, 2007, and has not been publicly seen or heard from since his disappearance the following day.
In 2010 and 2011, a video and photographs were obtained showing Levinson in captivity.
In March of 2025, the US Department of the Treasury designated Moghadam and others for their involvement in the abduction, detention, and probable death. The FBI has since then continued its investigation in order to identify more Iranian officials allegedly involved in Levinson’s abduction.
