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Weapon Program Background Report
August 21, 2026
Iran has a large and varied unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) arsenal, which it has frequently used in combat. The table below contains open-source information about the capabilities of drone models that Iran can use to carry out or enable strikes beyond its borders.
Newsletters
July 30, 2026
This month’s newsletter features a profile of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a parallel military force that is central to Iran’s activities of proliferation concern and is responsible for protecting Iran's Islamic Republic government and extending its influence abroad.
Newsletters
June 30, 2026
This month’s newsletter features a policy brief about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.
Policy Briefs
June 30, 2026
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the United States and Iran is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration felt it needed an off ramp for the war it launched alongside Israel in late February. The United States has settled for a set of terms that provide Iran with an economic windfall while demanding little in return.
Articles and Reports
May 29, 2026
An email solicitation accidentally sent to Iran Watch provides evidence indicating that a China-based family of companies is attempting to sell Shahed-136 drone engines to Iranian customers.
Newsletters
May 29, 2026
This month’s newsletter features an article about a China-based company that marketed engines used in the Iranian-designed Shahed-136 drone to Tehran in the early days of the U.S.-Iran war. The company is connected to a family of companies headquartered in Xiamen, China, that had previously been implicated in supplying the same drone engines to...
Newsletters
April 30, 2026
This month’s newsletter features an update to a running timeline of Iran’s missile milestones. Since the last update, Iran fired missiles in two wars against Israel and the United States, launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile for the first time, suffered damage to its production facilities, and received repeated shipments of missile...
Weapon Program Background Report
April 29, 2026
This timeline traces Iran's missile progress since 1984. Since the last update, Iran fired missiles in two wars against Israel and the United States, launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile for the first time, suffered damage to its production facilities, and received repeated shipments of missile propellant ingredients from China.
Newsletters
March 31, 2026
This month’s newsletter aims to bring readers up to date on the status of Iran’s weapon programs one month into the war between Iran and the United States and Israel.
Articles and Reports
March 31, 2026
The United States and Israel have been at war with Iran for one month. What is the status of Iran’s weapon programs? This article provides a brief overview of what is known from open sources about the current state of Iran's missile, drone, and nuclear programs.