The West lines up to punish Iran
Iran's Nuclear Timetable How long would it take Iran to fuel a bomb? The Wisconsin Project estimates that as of January 1, 2010, Iran had enough U-235 to fuel two fission devices quickly. Check here on Iran's U-235 stockpile, the number of centrifuges it is operating, and more.	Sanctions Tally A total of 265 Iranian entities have been hit with financial penalties by the U.N., the E.U. and the U.S., for their links to Iran's missile and nuclear programs. Check here for a running tally of who has been sanctioned by whom, and why.

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* Iran sanctions expanded in wake of U.N and U.S. action
- Europe (PDF)
- Australia
- Canada

* President Obama signs Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act
- Full text of bill (PDF)

Search for information on Iranian entities linked to proliferation - and their suppliers

Iran's Suspect Entities
Iranian entities suspected of contributing to Iran's nuclear, chemical, or biological weapon capabilities or to its missiles or advanced conventional weapon programs.

Featured: Jabr Ibn Hayan Multipurpose Research Laboratory (JHL), at the Tehran Nuclear Research Center

Iran's Suppliers
Foreign entities suspected of selling technology, equipment, material or expertise to Iran.

Featured: Rosoboronexport

Histories of Iran’s mass destruction weapon and long-range missile efforts

Nuclear Chemical Missile

Consult the Iran Watch Library to find documents related to Iran’s mass destruction weapon capabilities. Featured content includes:

* 6/10 U.N. sanctions Iran: Revolutionary Guard Corps, shipping targeted, limited arms embargo imposed

* 6/10 U.S. Treasury Dept. targets Iranian proliferators, banks and shipping

* 5/10 IAEA report confirms Iran's nuclear progress and its failure to cooperate fully with inspectors (PDF)

* 5/10 Brazil and Turkey conclude fuel swap deal with Iran
- see additional reactions to and analysis of this agreement

* Two U.S. government reports review Iran sanctions and the firms that continue to invest in Iran's oil and gas sectors
- CRS report (PDF)
- GAO report (PDF)

Recent Publications

Washington Tightens the Screws

An overview of nonproliferation statutes and executive orders that establish the U.S. trade and investment embargo on Iran and that punish those who proliferate to Iran

Iran Sanctions: What would work?

Findings from Iran Watch roundtable examine a number of sanctions measures being considered by the United Nations and the U.S. Congress, including the impact they might have and the likelihood of their gaining support

Smooth sailing for Iran's blacklisted fleet

Wisconsin Project report describes how Iran’s state shipping company, blacklisted by the United States along with 123 of its vessels, is getting around U.S. sanctions by giving its ships new names, new managers, new “owners” – in short, new identities

See related story in The Wall Street Journal

Iran moves closer to a bomb

Iran Watch Bulletin explains how Iran's decision to produce fuel for the Tehran research reactor will bring Iran far closer to being able to fuel a nuclear weapon

See additional reactions to and analysis of Iran's decision

Iran's nuclear archipelago?

In a New York Times op-ed, the Project argues that Iran’s recently revealed enrichment plant is not only evidence of a determination to pursue nuclear weapons, but evidence of a possible nuclear archipelago stretching across the country

See table showing how Iran might use a secret enrichment plant to fuel a nuclear arsenal

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Tracking Iran's mass destruction weapon capabilities

Iran Watch is a comprehensive web site that monitors Iran's ability to construct weapons of mass destruction. Iran Watch describes suspect Iranian organizations and sites and lists their foreign suppliers. It also analyzes Iran's weapon-related activities and provides a range of documents produced by international organizations, national governments and private sources. Iran Watch welcomes inquiries and comments from policy makers, scholars, journalists and the general public.