World FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen October 3, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested on Thursday (October 1, 2026) and is due to make his first court appearance Friday. Court records do not list an attorney available to speak on his behalf. Related posts: Zohran Mamdani emerges as front-runner as NYC Mayoral race enters final lap Syria urges Kurdish fighters to surrender after ramping up Aleppo operation Trump ‘insists’ on continued Iran talks in meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran, accuses Iran of several ceasefire violations
