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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.
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.
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.
Newsletters
March 2, 2026
Beginning early on February 28, the United States and Israel carried out a large-scale attack on Iran, which Iran answered with missile and drone strikes throughout the Middle East. U.S. and Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliatory actions remain ongoing, and comments from senior officials suggest that they may continue for weeks, if not longer.
Newsletters
February 27, 2026
This month’s newsletter features a policy brief on Iran’s use of corporate service providers in Hong Kong and elsewhere to evade export controls and the U.S. Commerce Department’s efforts to counter it by designating certain addresses as high diversion risks.