Iran Electronics Industries (IEI)

Also Known As: 

Iran Electronics Industry
Iran Electronic Industries Co.
Sherkat Sanayeh Electronics Iran
Sanaye Eletronik-e Iran
Sairan
Sasad Iran Electronics Industries
Integrated Electronics Industries
Electronic Industries Organization
شرکت صنایع الکترونیک ایران
صاایران

Weapon Program: 

  • Missile
  • Military

Related Country: 

  • China
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Syria
  • United States
  • Yemen

Address: 

- P.O. Box 19575-365, Shahied Langari Street, Noboniad Sq, Pasdaran Ave, Saltanad Abad, Tehran, Iran
- P.O.B. 71365-1174, Eman Khomeini Ave., Shiraz
- Sh. Langari St., Nobonyad Sq., Pasdaran Ave., Tehran 19574 Iran
- Shahid Langari Street, Nononyad Square, Tehran, Iran
- P.O. Box 18575-365, Tehran, Iran
- P.O. Box 71265-1589, Shiraz, Iran
- P.O. Box 555, Hossein Abad/Ardakan Road, Shiraz 71365/1174, Iran

Phone: 

+98 21 2298 8006
+98 21 2298 8007

E-Mail: 

Entity Web Site: 

www.ieimil.ir
www.ieicorp.ir

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.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a recipient of U.S.-origin avionic and electronic components, including capacitors, spectrometers, resistors, sensors, connectors, and airborne antennae, that were illegally exported from the United States to Iran via Malaysia by Alex RamziAmir GhasemiMajid Kakavand, and Evertop Services Sdn Bhd between 2006 and 2009; according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, was the recipient of U.S.-origin GPS engines and an RF power meter illegally exported from the United States to Iran via Singapore by Chan Heep Loong and Tysonic Enterprises in 2005.

In 2015, electronic components for TOW anti-tank guided missiles with IEI markings were seized by U.S. and Australian forces from the Nassir, a dhow allegedly en route to the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

In 2012, had prepared shipments to supply the Syrian Army Supply Bureau (ASB) with $2 million in communications equipment, including VHF/UHF jammers, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury; has had standing contracts with the ASB.

Has sold military products including binoculars, electro-optics, electronic field telephones, laser range finders, missile launchers, night vision systems, periscopes, radar tubes, switchboards, tactical communication systems, and other equipment for communication, electronic warfare, and telecommunication security.

Designs and produces communications, research, and remote sensing satellites as well as ground stations; developed the Omid and Fajr satellites and reportedly the Toloo satellite; in 2015, reportedly concluded a memorandum of understanding with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) in China to transfer satellite navigation technology to Iran; in 2013, reportedly designed and built the Imam Jafar Space Monitoring Center.

Also produces medical equipment and border control systems.

Operates industrial facilities in Isfahan, Shiraz, and Tehran; linked by the German government to a laser gyroscope factory in Shiraz connected to Iran's ballistic missile program.

Subsidiaries include:

Holds shares in Iran Electronic Development Company (IEDC), a joint venture with Bonyad Mostazafan that is the majority owner of Irancell, a major Iranian telecommunications company; has established joint research centers with 14 Iranian universities.

According to the European Union, obtained letters of credit from Bank Saderat Iran in 2009; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, had business with a weapons exporter worth more than $250,000 facilitated by Bank Mellat and Europaisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG (EIH) in 2007; a subsidiary had business worth almost $350,000 with the same weapons exporter facilitated by Bank Mellat and EIH in 2009.

Has supplied components and services for eavesdropping, satellite jamming, and monitoring, which are employed by the Iranian government for domestic repression; in 2022, held a contract to provide services to the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company.

Has received other goods and services from the following companies:

Established in 1973.

Sanctions

Listed by the European Union on June 24, 2008, as an entity linked to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, E.U. member states must freeze assets owned or controlled by the entity, directly or indirectly, and prevent assets from being made available to it.

Added on September 17, 2008, to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), 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 (WMDs) and their delivery systems; designated on February 6, 2013, pursuant to Executive Order 13628, which targets entities in Iran that restrict or deny the free flow of information to or from the Iranian people; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, which restrict the use of the U.S. financial system for transactions involving Iranian entities.

Foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity may be subject to U.S. sanctions; foreign financial institutions facilitating transactions for the entity may be prohibited from opening or maintaining correspondent or payable-through accounts in the United States; subject to heightened U.S. export license requirements (with a presumption of denial) due to involvement in activities related to WMD proliferation.

Sanctioned (with all successors, sub-units, and subsidiaries) by the U.S. Department of State on December 19, 2014, under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA); sanctions apply for two years and ban the U.S. government from procuring from, contracting with, providing assistance to, or issuing export licenses involving controlled items for the entity; previous INKSNA designations: February 5, 2013; sanctioned by the United States on December 28, 2006, effective for two years, under the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act.

Sanctioned by the governments of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, restricting business and/or financial transactions with the entity and/or freezing its assets in those countries.

Listed by the Japanese government in 2023 as an entity of concern for proliferation relating to missiles and nuclear weapons.

Mentioned Suspect Entities & Suppliers: 

Date Entered: 

January 26, 2004

Date Last Modified: 

January 29, 2025