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International Enforcement Actions
July 29, 2024
An Iranian procurement agent and his Chinese accomplice worked together to funnel electronic components to the IRGC's drone program. Then, they each went on to build supply rings of their own. A Wisconsin Project investigation sheds light on the tactics they used and how their respective networks evolved over time.
Newsletters
June 27, 2024
This month’s newsletter features an article analyzing recent trends in U.S. sanctions on Iran. The United States has sought to give its sanctions more bite by coordinating designations with allied countries and sanctioning companies’ broader business networks. Additionally, the U.S.
Articles and Reports
June 25, 2024
Recently, the United States has sought to give its sanctions more bite by coordinating on designations with allied countries and sanctioning companies’ broader business networks. And it may even be renewing its efforts to target more of Iran’s industrial capacity.
Newsletters
May 29, 2024
This month’s newsletter features an update to a running timeline of Iran’s nuclear milestones. Since the last update, some U.N. sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program expired, but European countries decided not to lift their own proliferation-related sanctions as stipulated in the 2015 nuclear agreement.
Weapon Program Background Report
May 28, 2024
Iran operates dozens of facilities across the nuclear fuel cycle. This table lists Iran’s known and alleged nuclear sites and their purpose, location, operating status, and whether they are subject to monitoring by the IAEA.
Weapon Program Background Report
May 9, 2024
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.
Newsletters
April 30, 2024
This month’s newsletter features analyses of Iran’s January missile attacks on Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan and its larger attack on Israel this month. The January strikes contain important hints about the strengths and limitations of Iran’s missile capabilities, which played out during the April 13 attack and the successful air defense operation to...
Articles and Reports
April 29, 2024
The January strikes added to the body of evidence attesting that, even as Iranian missiles can hit soft, stationary targets with relative precision, Iran’s ability to destroy well-defended, hardened targets remains a work in progress.
Articles and Reports
April 15, 2024
On Saturday, April 13, Iran launched a large, coordinated attack on Israel, reportedly firing more than 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 120 ballistic missiles over the span of several hours.
Newsletters
March 29, 2024
This month’s newsletter features a new episode of Iran Watch Listen, a podcast by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control. We sat down with Wolf-Christian Paes, an expert on arms and maritime security, to discuss Iran’s support for the Houthi rebel group, the ways in which arms are smuggled into Yemen, and what can be done to stop the...