Library Documents on Iran's Missile Program
January 13, 2021
Tehran, Jan 13, IRNA – "Zereh" (meaning ‘Armor’ in Farsi) missile launcher joined the southern fleet of Iranian Navy on Wednesday.The ceremony was held in presence of Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, and Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein ...
January 8, 2021
Bandar Abbas, Jan 8, IRNA – Naval force of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled a strategic missile base on the shores of the Persian Gulf on Friday.The unveiling ceremony was participated by IRGC commander Major-General Hossein Salami and Commander of the IRGC naval force Rear-Admiral Alireza Tangsiri.Speaking during the ceremony,...
January 6, 2021
Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA – Iran Army successfully test-fired Azarakhsh (Thunderstorm) missile from its Karrar-class drone at the second day of military drills on Wednesday.Azarakhsh- air-to-air missile- could successfully identify and annihilate its hypothetical targets, according to the Army information center.This is the first time the missile is...
January 6, 2021
Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA – During the final stage of the Iranian army military drone exercise, ground forces’ Ababil drones which are equipped with Almas air-to-surface and precision-guided missiles successfully destroyed surface targets.Almas missile which has been made by Iranian scientists and experts is able to destroy targets on the ground with...
December 22, 2020
Thank you, Mr. President. And I want to thank our briefers for their presentations this morning. I have one message in my intervention today, one that is pretty straightforward: the tenth report of the Secretary-General provides unmistakable indication of Iran’s continued destabilizing behavior.
December 22, 2020
Thank you, Mr President. I would like to start by joining others in welcoming the Secretary-General’s tenth report on implementation of resolution 2231. I thank the Secretariat too for their continued professionalism and the support they provide to the Secretary-General in enabling production of this report. I would also like to thank Belgium for...
December 5, 2020
A recent missile attack − claimed by Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansarullah) − against an oil facility in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Jeddah suggests that Iran may have developed and supplied the Houthis with an improved version of the 351/Quds-1 ground-launched land-attack cruise missile (LACM), dubbed the Quds-2. It also reflects the wider...
November 30, 2020
Important as the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh may be, it is only one part of the story. Like the killing of Qassem Soleimani, it has a major political impact and makes it even harder for the United States to negotiate with Iran. At the same time, both the assassination and Iran’s nuclear program need to be kept in a broader strategic...
November 27, 2020
On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, the United States sanctioned four entities located in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia for supporting Iran’s missile program, under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). We imposed sanctions against Chengdu Best New Materials Co., Ltd. and Zibo Elim Trade Co., Ltd. in the...
November 25, 2020
A determination has been made that a number of foreign persons have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act.