An Indian citizen living illegally in the United States and another person have been charged in New York with attempting to provide weapons to the Lebanese Hezbollah organisation, designated by US as a terrorist group.

Indian national Patrick Nayyar, 46, and Conrad Mulholland, 43, were charged on Tuesday by federal prosecutors with agreeing to supply an FBI undercover agent with guns, ammunition, vehicles, bulletproof vests and night vision goggles.