Library Documents on Iran's Drone Program
February 8, 2022
[...]IranWhat is your assessment of the current military threat posed by Iran? Iran remains the primary and enduring threat in the USCENTCOM area of operations due to its use of its increasingly sophisticated military capabilities, broad proxy network, and periodic willingness to use force against the U.S., our allies, and partner forces. Iran’s...
January 27, 2022
A U.K. man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in the District of Columbia to violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. At the same time, an indictment was unsealed charging four individuals with the same offense, as well as related offenses.
January 13, 2022
Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh mentioned the successful test last week of solid-fuel satellite carrier and said that it was made of non-metal materials and its propeller had no moving parts which helps save energy and costs.He said Iran has progressed so much in aerospace and satellite field that assassinations, threats and sanctions won’t...
December 14, 2021
Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you to all of today’s briefers for providing updates on this critical issue.The United States continues to pursue the path of diplomacy to achieve a mutual return to full compliance with the JCPOA, and to address our full range of concerns with Iran. President Biden has been clear: He is prepared to return to U....
United States Prevails in Actions to Seize and Forfeit Iranian Terror Group’s Missiles and Petroleum
December 7, 2021
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the successful forfeiture of two large caches of Iranian arms, including 171 surface-to-air missiles and eight anti-tank missiles, as well as approximately 1.1 million barrels of Iranian petroleum products. The U.S. Navy seized the weapons from two vessels in the Arabian Sea while conducting...
November 30, 2021
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism Lead Republican Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Chairman Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the Stop Iranian Drones Act (SIDA) to clarify that U.S. sanctions on...
November 20, 2021
Thank you very much, and good morning. John, thanks for that kind introduction. And let me thank His Majesty King Hamad, and Crown Prince Salman, and the wonderful people of Bahrain for their warm hospitality. I’m really glad to be back in Bahrain. And it’s good to be back at IISS, which does so much to deepen our dialogue on global security. And...
November 18, 2021
Today, Political Directors (PDs) of the E3 (France, Germany, UK) and the U.S. Special Envoy for Iran held consultations with the Gulf Cooperation Council, its Member States, Egypt, and Jordan in Riyadh.
Treasury Sanctions Network and Individuals in Connection with Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program
October 29, 2021
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated members of a network of companies and individuals that have provided critical support to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programs of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its expeditionary unit, the IRGC Qods Force (IRGC-QF...