Listed by the British government in May 2011 as an entity of potential concern for WMD-related procurement; designated by the Canadian government in July 2010 as an entity contributing to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or to its development of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or their delivery systems; designation prohibits Canadian parties from providing goods or financial services to the entity or dealing in property held by the entity.

Attempted to procure "advisory activity on the pilot plant for the recovery of uranium from phosphate deposits" for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, but the procurement was denied on March 5, 2003, by a member state of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).