Iranian military attache caught trying to smuggle Kh-31 parts out of Ukraine

Early this year, two Iranians were caught by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Kiev with parts for the Kh-31 anti-ship missile inside their vehicle.

Russian missile -MAKS Airshow 2003
By Panther (МАКС-2003) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

One of them who was arrest was a military attache at the Iranian embassy in Kiev. The items, which included technical manuals, were confiscated and both Iranians were subsequently deported.