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Articles and Reports
May 29, 2026
An email solicitation accidentally sent to Iran Watch provides evidence indicating that a China-based family of companies is attempting to sell Shahed-136 drone engines to Iranian customers.
Weapon Program Background Report
April 29, 2026
This timeline traces Iran's missile progress since 1984. Since the last update, Iran fired missiles in two wars against Israel and the United States, launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile for the first time, suffered damage to its production facilities, and received repeated shipments of missile propellant ingredients from China.
Articles and Reports
March 31, 2026
The United States and Israel have been at war with Iran for one month. What is the status of Iran’s weapon programs? This article provides a brief overview of what is known from open sources about the current state of Iran's missile, drone, and nuclear programs.
Newsletters
March 2, 2026
Beginning early on February 28, the United States and Israel carried out a large-scale attack on Iran, which Iran answered with missile and drone strikes throughout the Middle East. U.S. and Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliatory actions remain ongoing, and comments from senior officials suggest that they may continue for weeks, if not longer.
Iranian Entities
Missile
An Iranian national who together with Marco Klinge and Vahid Qayumi leads the MVM partnership, a network that has coordinated the procurement of ballistic missile propellant ingredients on behalf of Parchin Chemical Industries (PCI).
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.
Suppliers
Military
A China-based engine producer; according to the European Union, suspected of sharing engine designs with entities producing Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Military
A China-based supplier of Limbach light aircraft engines; has attempted to sell unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engines to Iran.