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
Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); has served as Commander of the IRGC Air Force (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Air Force).
Military
According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, serves as HESA's director of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing.
Nuclear, Missile, Military
A defense firm that provides maintenance and overhaul services for Iran's military helicopters and aircraft; subordinate to the Iranian Aviation Industries Organization, which is overseen by Iran's Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics.
Military
Oversees Iran's military aviation activities; linked to the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).
Listed by the European Union on March 23, 2012 as an entity linked to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, European Union member states must freeze all funds and economic resources owned, held or controlled by the listed entity, and prevent funds or economic resources from being made available to it; added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Treasury...
Nuclear
Manufactures uranium enrichment centrifuge parts; operates an assembly complex at Natanz; involved in the production of IR-1 and IR-2M centrifuges. Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on November 21, 2011, freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems; listed by the European Union on July 26, 2010 as an entity linked to...
A joint venture between Bonyad Mostazafan and Iran Electronics Industries (IEI), a company subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).
Missile, Military
A subsidiary of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) that manufactures electronic components for weapons systems; obtained electronics from the United States in violation of U.S. export controls, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Nuclear, Military
An Iranian defense firm that provides maintenance services for Iran's military helicopters and aircraft; has built, repaired, and reverse-engineered U.S.-model helicopters for Iran's military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); directed by the Iranian Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO).
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.
Military
Annual output is estimated at 30,000 tons of steel for use in defense, aircraft, shipbuilding and heavy machinery; inaugurated in August 1996.
Nuclear, Missile
An Iranian university system; faculty members have collaborated with Iranian government agencies to carry out research relevant to Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
Missile, Military
Iran's national maritime carrier; has transported prohibited military-related cargo and facilitated shipments on behalf of and destined for Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and MODAFL subordinates.
A procurement agent for Rayan Roshd Afzar Company, a firm that appears on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for providing equipment and services to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); has procured goods from China on behalf of Rayan Roshd Afzar Company, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Missile
An Iran-based company specializing in medicinal plants and the supply of raw materials for cosmetics, food, and pharmaceuticals; used by Mohammad Ali Hosseini to procure ballistic missile propellant and related materials in support of Iran's missile program, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Military
An Iran-based company specializing in the provision of aircraft parts and services; according to the United Kingdom, involved in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry and has enabled Iran to conduct destabilizing regional activity; conducts business in the Iranian defense sector.
Missile, Military
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.
Nuclear
Involved in a conspiracy to illegally export Canadian- and U.S.-origin computer numerical control (CNC) machines with nuclear applications to Iran.
Military
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).
Nuclear, Missile, Chemical, Biological, Military
Iran’s defense ministry; responsible for defense research, development, and manufacturing, including support for Iran’s missile and nuclear programs.
Nuclear, Military
Major Iranian steel production company; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the largest steel maker in the Middle East and North Africa and the largest direct reduced iron producer in the world; produces more than 50 percent of Iran's steel in all major markets.
Missile
An Iranian procurement agent; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has used a network of companies, including Jestar Sanat Delijan and Sina Composite Delijan Company, to procure ballistic missile propellant and related materials in support of Iran's missile program.
Military
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).
Missile
An Iranian businessman who directs Malaysia-based Green Wave Telecommunication, Sdn Bhn and is the commercial director of Iran-based Fanavari Moj Khavar.
Military
Iran's sovereign wealth fund; invests in agriculture, the foreign exchange market, industry, mining, transportation, the nonprofit sector, tourism, and the water industry; has provided foreign currency and other forms of funding to the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force; has reportedly cooperated with Ba
Missile, Military
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).