Panicked 911 call of moment ICE swoops on Iranian terror mastermind’s family: ‘They took my girlfriend!’
The boyfriend of 25-year-old Sarinasadat Hosseiny, grandniece of slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, called 911 in a panic on Friday, fearing she was being abducted during a law enforcement operation.
Los Angeles Police Department records obtained by The Post show that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers moved in on Hosseiny outside her mother’s Tujunga home around 5:30 p.m. The boyfriend reported seeing multiple armed agents arriving in black vehicles and taking Hosseiny away.
“I think my girlfriend is being kidnapped,” he told dispatchers as the scene unfolded. According to LAPD notes, officers on site spoke with an ICE agent who confirmed that Hosseiny was in custody and that ICE was attempting to arrest her mother, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, inside the residence.
Homeland Security Investigations officials had previously alerted LAPD that a potential enforcement action was imminent. Officers stationed a few houses down to monitor the situation and maintain order. Afshar lived in a backyard unit of the modest Plainview Avenue property, roughly 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
Piano teacher Halasius Bradford, 50, who rents the main house on the property, told The Post that Hosseiny was detained while driving. The boyfriend said ICE vehicles cut them off and demanded information about Afshar’s location.
ICE took Afshar, 47, into custody at her home. Both women had their U.S. green cards revoked because of alleged ties to the Iranian regime, according to acting Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Lauren Bis. “It is a privilege to be granted a green card to live in the United States,” Bis said. “If we have reason to believe a green card holder poses a threat to the U.S., the green card will be revoked.”
Soleimani led the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard until he was killed in a drone strike ordered by President Trump in 2020, the Department of Homeland Security said. Afshar and Hosseiny came to the U.S. in 2015 on a tourist visa and a student visa, respectively. Afshar obtained her green card in 2021, and Hosseiny received hers in 2023.
A State Department letter indicated that Afshar had openly supported attacks on U.S. troops and military sites. She allegedly promoted Iranian propaganda, praised the country’s new Supreme Leader, called the U.S. the “Great Satan,” and endorsed the Revolutionary Guard Corps. Since obtaining her green card, Afshar had made at least four trips back to Iran.
Despite their alleged support for Iran’s regime, both women displayed lavish lifestyles online. Hosseiny’s social media, now deleted, included photos of sunbathing in revealing swimsuits, private jets, yachts, and music festivals, with trips documented in Miami, Las Vegas, and Alaska. Afshar also flaunted wealth on social media while posting anti-American messages and celebrating attacks on U.S. forces.
Afshar’s online activity included posts in Farsi celebrating war reparations and denouncing the United States. She also faced legal trouble in 2024 when Los Angeles hairdresser Zare Mandani, 54, obtained a five-year restraining order against her, citing harassment and threats. Mandani praised the recent arrest, calling Afshar a “stalker.”
Court documents for the restraining order alleged emotional abuse, repeated unwanted calls, and interference with Mandani’s work, as well as threats of self-harm by Afshar. DHS has not disclosed the current location of the two women, citing security concerns tied to their arrests.
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