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Weapon Program Background Report
January 26, 2026
This page contains a catalog of Iranian ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and space launch vehicles (SLVs), with each one linked to an image. It includes guided missiles with a potential range of 300 kilometers or greater that Iran has unveiled, even if they have only been displayed as mock-ups.
Weapon Program Background Report
January 26, 2026
Iran has one of the largest and most diverse missile arsenals in the Middle East. This table presents the known capabilities of Iran's major missile systems.
Newsletters
December 18, 2025
This month’s newsletter features a report about the counterproliferation lessons from the China-linked spread of a German-designed engine that powers Iran’s Shahed-136 suicide drones, as well as news about the U.S. seizure of weapon components from a ship bound to Iran from China, Iranian money laundering through the United Arab Emirates to...
Articles and Reports
December 17, 2025
Shahed drones have been the iconic symbol of arms proliferation in recent years. This report traces the history of Iran’s and, subsequently, Russia’s efforts to procure and mass-produce the German-designed engines that power Shahed suicide drones and the role played by Chinese investors in making those engines available to them.
Newsletters
November 20, 2025
This month’s newsletter features resources for understanding the state of play of Iran’s nuclear program following this year’s military strikes and U.N. sanctions snapback, as well as news about an Iranian nuclear delegation visiting a Russian weapons institute and Chinese companies supplying Iran with materials to rebuild its missile arsenal.
Newsletters
October 29, 2025
This month’s newsletter features an update to a timeline of milestones in Iran’s nuclear program, as well as news about Tehran’s response to the snapback of United Nations sanctions and China’s mechanisms for evading sanctions on imports of Iranian oil.
Weapon Program Background Report
October 21, 2025
A running timeline of important events in Iran's nuclear program from 1967 to the present day, including the country's secret effort to build nuclear weapons in the early 2000s, the 2015 nuclear deal, and the 2025 U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Newsletters
September 30, 2025
This month’s newsletter features a new episode of Iran Watch Listen that discusses emerging realities after the bombing of Iran’s nuclear program and the return of United Nations sanctions against Iran, as well as news and other resources related to the “snapback” of U.N. sanctions.
Interviews and Podcasts
September 26, 2025
In this episode of Iran Watch Listen, Wisconsin Project Executive Director Valerie Lincy and Senior Research Associate John Caves sat down with Wisconsin Project Senior Fellow John Lauder to think through the new realities after the bombing of Iran’s nuclear program and the return of U.N. sanctions.
Newsletters
August 29, 2025
This month’s newsletter features a report analyzing how quickly Iran might enrich enough uranium to fuel a small nuclear arsenal in the aftermath of U.S. and Israeli air strikes in June.