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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. However, it is unclear when...
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 and to know how much material and equipment may have...
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.
Articles and Reports
June 11, 2025
How quickly could Iran get enough fissile material for a small nuclear arsenal? This timetable estimates how quickly Iran could amass enough weapons-grade uranium for at least five bombs. Once it has the enriched uranium, however, it could take at least several months to turn it into a working weapon.
Iranian Entities
Missile
An Iran-based test equipment manufacturer; has coordinated the procurement of electronic components, gyroscopes, and other missile-applicable items for organizations subordinate to Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).
Missile
An Iranian national; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has facilitated the procurement of electronic components, gyroscopes, and other missile-applicable items for organizations subordinate to Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).
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.