Featured Iranian Entities
This page contains profiles of Iranian entities researched and written by the Wisconsin Project. These entities - persons, companies, institutes, government agencies - are thought to be contributing to Iran's nuclear, chemical, or biological weapon capabilities or to its missiles or advanced conventional weapon programs. Many of the entities have been explicitly identified by governments as contributing to these programs.
The entities on this page are those the Wisconsin Project has chosen to feature. For a full list of entities on Iran Watch, see the "Alphabetical List of Iranian Entities."
The Wisconsin Project believes this information to be reliable; however, the Wisconsin Project does not guarantee full accuracy or completeness. The Wisconsin Project invites comment on this information that could aid in presenting a full and accurate picture of the entity described.
Military, Drone
An Iran-based company; has procured thousands of servomotors with applications in one-way attack UAVs for the IRGC-Aerospace Force Self Sufficiency Jihad Organization.
Military, Drone
An Iranian national; former chairman of the board of Rayan Roshd Afzar; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has obtained a range of military-applicable items from China on behalf of Rayan Roshd Afzar in support of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Military, Drone
According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, serves as HESA's director of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing.
Military, Drone
An Iran-based company involved in Iran's space program; reportedly operates a remote-sensing satellite for Iran in partnership with Russian companies.
Military, Drone
An Iranian national; chairman of the board of directors of Bonyan Danesh Shargh, a company that reportedly operates a remote-sensing satellite for Iran in partnership with Russian companies.
Military, Drone
An Iranian national; managing director and deputy chairman of the board of directors of Bonyan Danesh Shargh, a company that reportedly operates a remote-sensing satellite for Iran in partnership with Russian companies.
Military, Drone
A brigadier general in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and chairman of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) of Iran; a deputy defense minister of Iran as of 2019.
Nuclear, Missile, Military, Drone
An Iranian technical university that has supported research relevant to Iran's nuclear program, missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Nuclear, Missile, Military, Drone
An Iranian public university that has supported research relevant to Iran's nuclear program, missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Military
An Iranian electronics company that imports and distributes telecommunications, mechanical, and laboratory equipment. Has provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support to Electronic Components Industries.
Military, Drone
An Iranian national indicted in the United States for allegedly conspiring to illegally export U.S. technology to Iran; managing director of Pardazan System Namad Arman (PASNA); according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, part of a sanctions evasion network that has facilitated the procurement of electronic components for Iran's military program, including those used in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Military, Drone
An Iran-based company specializing in the design and manufacture of electronic and electromechanical parts, particularly avionics; has supplied components for Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) deployed by Russia in Ukraine.
Missile, Biological, Military, Drone
An Iranian national; involved in procuring equipment for Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and weapons programs on behalf of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Missile, Biological, Military, Drone
An Iran-based company; involved in procuring equipment for Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and weapons programs on behalf of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Missile, Military, Drone
A research institute that implements projects related to satellites and other space systems, particularly energy generation and storage; subordinate to the Iran Space Research Center.Has research groups focused on energy generators, new materials and alloys, heat control elements, and spectroscopy and microelectronics equipment; facilities include metallurgy, chemistry, and heat laboratories.
Missile, Military
Oversees Iran's space-related initiatives; carries out plans and programs approved by the Supreme Space Council; affiliated with the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology; develops space launch vehicle (SLV) technologies, which have applications in ballistic missile development; develops communication and remote sensing satellites; and proposes space sector plans and policies to the relevant authorities.
Nuclear, Missile
An Iranian commercial bank; has provided financial support to entities associated with the Iranian military and Iran's nuclear and missile programs, according to the European Union
An Iranian state-owned bank; claims to have 1,914 branches across Iran; as of January 2021, held a total capital of nearly 210 trillion rials.
Military, Drone
An Iran-based company that produces light and ultra-light aircraft; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has produced and tested unmanned aerial vehicles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); is closely associated with Imam Hussein University (IHU), an IRGC-controlled institution.
Missile, Military, Drone
An Iran-based company specialized in manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components and in importing and exporting commercial goods; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has procured UAV engines for entities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Missile, Military
Leading industrial and military subsidiary of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL); oversees Iran's missile production.
Military, Drone
An Iranian company that specializes in the design and manufacture of aircraft, including Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles; is subordinate to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force.
Military, Drone
A brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) involved in Iran's operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); commander of the UAV Command of the IRGC Aerospace Force (IRGCASF).
Military, Drone
An Iran-based company involved in the manufacture of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has worked on components for Shahed-series UAVs for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Military
An official in the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); runs a money-laundering and oil-smuggling network for the benefit of the IRGC Quds Force and Hizballah in collaboration with Rostam Ghasemi and with the support of the Russian government.