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Articles and Reports
August 26, 2025
How quickly might Iran enrich enough uranium for a small nuclear arsenal in the aftermath of the Israeli and U.S. strikes? This analysis considers scenarios involving various sizes of secret sites and differing levels of usable enriched uranium stockpiles.
Weapon Program Background Report
July 24, 2025
The international community has long raised concerns about the dual-use potential of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, which could be used to make fuel for reactors or weapons. Israel and the United States acted on those concerns, carrying out airstrikes that caused serious damage to a number of Iranian nuclear facilities.
Articles and Reports
June 24, 2025
On June 21, the United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran in an operation designed to “severely degrade Iran’s nuclear weapons infrastructure,” according to General Dan Cain, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It is still too early to know how much damage was actually inflicted.
Newsletters
June 13, 2025
Update: Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani survived the Israeli strikes in June 2025, contrary to initial reporting. He was seen attending a funeral held on June 28 for the generals and scientists killed in the strikes.
Iranian Entities
Nuclear
An Iran-based industrial services company and manufacturer; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, procures critical technologies for Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA), a producer of centrifuges used for Iran's uranium enrichment.
Nuclear
Managing director and chairman of the board of directors of Atbin Ista Technical and Engineering Company; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has overseen the purchase and shipment of items to TESA.
Suppliers
A Switzerland-based front company for Iran-based Sanat Danesh Rahpuyan Aflak Company Ltd (SDRA) that has procured navigation system components used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization (IRGC ASF SSJO) to produce missiles and drones.
Military
A Hong-Kong based trading company; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, part of a procurement network operated by Iran-based Pishtazan Kavosh Gostar Boshra (PKGB) and its subsidiary, Narin Sepehr Mobin Isatis, involved in acquiring components for unmanned aerial vehicles.