Qld researcher remanded over US conspiracy

A Queensland-based Iranian researcher wanted for conspiracy crimes in the United States has been denied bail.

PHD student Reza Dehbashi Kivi, 38, is accused of eight offences related to the prohibited exportation of electronic equipment to Iran from the US, where he is wanted to face prosecution.

He faces 20 years in jail for offences including allegedly conspiring to export "defence articles designated under the US munitions list", namely 20-watt power amplifiers, according to court documents.

The Ipswich resident faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday, a day after being arrested on an extradition warrant issued last month.

Dehbashi Kivi's lawyers argued the denial of bail would interrupt his research, for which he is paid a scholarship by the Australian government to conduct.

"This is a man who's a foreign citizen who's been funded by the Australian government to study here," defence lawyer David Caruana said.

"It speaks volumes to the benefit to the community in the research he's doing."

But prosecutors argued that would set the bar too low as a special consideration when considering bail over an extradition warrant.

"What is at stake ... are Australia's obligations under international law and Australia's obligations to it's treaty partners, in this case the United States of America," Marc McKechnie, barrister for US authorities, told the court.

Court documents do not reveal when the alleged crimes occurred.

His matter will again be heard in court on October 28.