Iran's Missile Program

This page contains background essays and other documents authored by the Wisconsin Project that describe Iran's program to build long-range missiles. These documents focus on the history of Iran's missile program and provide an overall assessment of Iran's missile capability.

This page also contains links to other missile-related content on Iran Watch, including profiles of Iranian entities and their suppliers, summaries of news articles, and documents from the Library published by governments and multilateral organizations.

News Briefs

Iran Sent Hezbollah Advanced Weapons to Turn Rockets into Precision Missiles
Fox News
October 19, 2018
Iran's Secret Weapons Smuggling Air Routes to Lebanon Revealed
Fox News
September 3, 2018
Iran Moves Missiles to Iraq
Reuters
August 31, 2018
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Iranian Entities

Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO)
Nuclear, Missile
Added:
January 26, 2004
Controls companies involved in work for Iran’s nuclear and missile programs and is involved in the foreign procurement of related manufacturing technologies, according to the European Union. Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on August...
Bank Sepah International Plc
Missile
Added:
June 15, 2007
Wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Sepah, Iran, a large Iranian state-owned bank that has provided critical financial services to Iran's missile program; a United Kingdom (UK) incorporated bank specializing in finance and services for international trade with a focus on Iran and the Persian Gulf region. Along with Bank Sepah, listed in an annex to U...
Bank Refah Kargaran
Missile, Military
Added:
March 2, 2011
Has provided financial services to entities in Iran's defense sector. Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on February 17, 2011, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their...
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Library Documents

‎Iran Has No Plan to Have Missiles Capable of Carrying Nuclear Warheads
Governments » Iran » Ministry of Foreign Affairs
December 5, 2018
Foreign Secretary Statement on Iranian Ballistic Missile Launch
Governments » United Kingdom » Foreign and Commonwealth Office
December 5, 2018
Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook with Traveling Press
Governments » United States » Executive Branch » Department of State
December 4, 2018
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Suppliers

Goktan Gokdag
Missile
Added:
October 30, 2018

A Turkish businessman and owner of Turkey-based Gokdag Foreign Trade & Consultancy; allegedly involved in a conspiracy to illegally export U.S.-origin goods, services, and technology with both military and non-military applications to Iran without the required licenses.

Firstfield Engineering
Missile
Added:
October 30, 2018
A Portuguese company owned and operated by Paulo Vicente; allegedly unlawfully exported U.S.-origin goods, services, and technology with both military and non-military applications to Iran without the required licenses.
Ghobad Ghasempour
Missile
Added:
October 30, 2018

An Iranian-born Canadian citizen; involved in a conspiracy to illegally export U.S.-origin goods, services, and technology with both military and non-military applications to Iran without the required licenses.

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