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MP Grants Scholarship, Visa; CSIS Flags Iran Weapons Threat

6/25/2026

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Mohammadreza Pakatchian received an $8,000 Carleton scholarship and visa help from MP Yasir Naqvi.
Canadian intelligence flagged Pakatchian as a threat due to transfer to Iran’s weapons programs.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and Border Services Agency (CBSA) said Pakatchian works for MAPNA, a company sanctioned in 2016 for breaching security.
Immigration officials wrote on Feb. 17 that his expertise would aid Iran’s weapons programs if he continues his PhD.

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Mohammadreza Pakatchian received an $8,000 Carleton scholarship and visa help from MP Yasir Naqvi.
Canadian intelligence flagged Pakatchian as a threat due to transfer to Iran’s weapons programs.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and Border Services Agency (CBSA) said Pakatchian works for MAPNA, a company sanctioned in 2016 for breaching security.
Immigration officials wrote on Feb. 17 that his expertise would aid Iran’s weapons programs if he continues his PhD.