Manssor Arbabsiar, age 56, is a naturalized US citizen holding an Iranian passport.[11] He was arrested by federal agents at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York.[8] Officials said Arbabsiar flew from Iran through Frankfurt, Germany, to Mexico City on September 29 for a final planning session, but was refused entry to Mexico. He was deported back to Iran, and put on a plane to New York, where he was arrested in transit.[12] According to the DOJ, Arbabsiar waved his Miranda rights shortly after his arrest and allegedly confessed to his participation in the plot.