Congress demands sanctions on 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 175 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.

New on Iran Watch

* Taiwan exporter charged with exporting missile components from the U.S. to Iran

* U.S. Senate votes to strengthen Iran sanctions, following on House action last December
- See Senate bill (PDF)
- See House 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: Tehran Nuclear Research Center, which houses the Tehran research reactor

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:

*11/09 IAEA governing board calls on Iran to suspend construction at newly disclosed Fordow enrichment plant (PDF) and reports that Fordow is at "an advanced stage of construction" (PDF)

* 10/09 Senate Banking Committee approves Comprehensive Iran Sanctions
- See related Committee hearing

* 10/09 talks with Iran
- EU foreign policy chief Solana describes talks' outcome (PDF)
- President Obama calls talks "a constructive beginning, but hard work lies ahead"
- State Dept. provides background briefing

* 9/09: Obama, Sarkozy and Brown reveal that Iran is building a secret uranium enrichment plant

Recent Publications

Chinese Companies Evade U.S. Trade Ban

Lax enforcement of U.S. sanctions is allowing Chinese companies to continue to ship goods to the United States even after being hit with an import ban for proliferation to Iran. (See related stories in Wall Street Journal, Washington Times)

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.

Iran's missile program making steady progess

Uzi Rubin reviews Iran’s recent success in making long-range missiles, and predicts that Iran would use these missiles in saturation attacks with high explosives in time of war

Illicit Chinese Exports to Iran

Iran Watch Bulletin assesses transactions involving the sale of banned materials to Iran, revealed in an investigation by the N.Y. County District Attorney's Office

Congressional Action on Iran: What Next?

Findings from Iran Watch roundtable assess the sanctions measures aimed at restraining Iran's nuclear progress now under consideration in Congress

Iran Nuclear Milestones

Key events in Iran's nuclear development, and the world's response, from 1967 to the present

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Tracking Iran's mass destruction weapon capabilities

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