Our Publications
Policy Briefs
February 26, 2026
Iran continues to obtain electronic components with military applications through Hong Kong-based shell companies. This brief examines the application of a novel U.S. policy designed to target this pipeline to a longstanding China-based Iranian procurement network.
Weapon Program Background Report
January 26, 2026
Iran has one of the largest and most diverse missile arsenals in the Middle East. This table presents the known capabilities of Iran's major missile systems.
Articles and Reports
December 17, 2025
Shahed drones have been the iconic symbol of arms proliferation in recent years. This report traces the history of Iran’s and, subsequently, Russia’s efforts to procure and mass-produce the German-designed engines that power Shahed suicide drones and the role played by Chinese investors in making those engines available to them.
Weapon Program Background Report
October 21, 2025
A running timeline of important events in Iran's nuclear program from 1967 to the present day, including the country's secret effort to build nuclear weapons in the early 2000s, the 2015 nuclear deal, and the 2025 U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Iranian Entities
Nuclear
A front company for the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), which according to the U.S. Department of State is the direct successor to Iran's pre-2004 nuclear weapon program; facilitated the travel of Iranian nuclear experts to Russia to procure dual-use technologies and expertise applicable in nuclear weapon development.
Nuclear, Missile, Chemical, Military
A research institute subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL); associated with "possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program," according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); the direct successor to Iran's pre-2004 nuclear weapons program, according to the U.S. Department of State.
Suppliers
Military
An Iran and UAE-based shipping company; has been a witting facilitator for Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, who oversees a procurement network supporting the IRGC Aerospace Force Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization (ASF SSJO) and its production of unmanned aerial vehicles.
A UAE-based trading company and distributor of aircraft parts; has exported items on the Commerce Control List from the United States to Iran and Russia through the UAE, in apparent violation of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.