Library Documents on Iran's Missile Program
June 30, 2021
Mr. President,I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, the Head of the European Union Delegation and the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 for their briefings.Since the last Security Council meeting on the implementation of resolution 2231 in December 2020, we have noted both a constructive dynamic towards a...
June 28, 2021
Having suffered years of diplomatic and economic isolation due to international sanctions, Iran has gradually deepened its relationship with China, which has stepped in to become a critical strategic partner for Iran. Economically, China is Iran’s top trading partner, a leading energy importer, and a top investor. The two countries also have...
June 24, 2021
The note by the President of the Security Council of 16 January 2016 (S/2016/44) sets out the practical arrangements and procedures for the Council for carrying out tasks related to the implementation of its resolution 2231 (2015), particularly with respect to the provisions specified in paragraphs 2 to 7 of annex B to that resolution.According to...
June 1, 2021
On November 13, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Behzad Pourghannad (‘‘Pourghannad’’) was convicted of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.) (‘‘IEEPA’’). Specifically, Pourghannad was convicted of IEEPA by conspiring to unlawfully export carbon fiber from the...
May 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action today against a key senior military official of Ansarallah, sometimes referred to as the Houthis, whose actions prolong Yemen’s civil war and exacerbate the country’s humanitarian crisis. Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari is responsible for...
May 7, 2021
WASHINGTON – A federal jury convicted an Iranian citizen and a resident of the United Arab Emirates and Germany, for scheming to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian Trade Embargo. These parts had dual-use military and civilian capability and could be used in systems such as nuclear weapons, missile guidance and...
May 4, 2021
Iran may have developed a new design of hardened launch site, possibly the first intended specifically for solid-fuel ballistic missiles. Open-source satellite imagery of the suspected Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ missile base near Haji Abad reveals this development. Although Tehran has in recent years showcased several underground complexes...
April 26, 2021
The proliferation of ballistic missiles and artillery rockets to non-state actors by the Islamic Republic of Iran is a constant source of tension in the Middle East. Yemen’s Houthi rebels conduct ballistic-missile strikes on Saudi Arabian cities, airports and oil installations; Hizbullah’s ever-growing rocket and missile arsenal sparks Israeli...
April 20, 2021
Iran’s ballistic missile systems, supplemented by cruise missiles and UAVs, are intended not only for deterrence, but for battle, including by Iran’s regional partners. In a new report, the IISS provides a detailed assessment of Iran’s missiles, and the manner and purposes for which it has been proliferating them.