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November 20, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: November 2024

  November 20, 2024 This month’s newsletter features a report about the drone plant in Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone (SEZ), which manufactures Iranian-designed Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for use in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The report examines the web of r…

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October 30, 2024 at 2:49 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: October 2024

  October 30, 2024 This month’s newsletter features an analysis of Iran’s second missile attack on Israel, which was carried out at the beginning of the month. The strike largely failed to cause substantial damage and prompted an Israeli retaliatory attack on October 25. Its result ca…

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October 3, 2024 at 7:37 PM

Analysis: Iran's Second Missile Attack on Israel

  Iranian media released footage showing the launch of missiles Tuesday. October 3, 2024 On Tuesday, Iran carried out a second large-scale missile attack against Israel. Although the full extent of the damage is not yet clear, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said t…

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September 30, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: September 2024

  September 30, 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 Hanna Notte and Jim Lamson of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies to discuss the history of Iran and …

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July 31, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: July 2024

  July 31, 2024 This month’s newsletter features an investigation of two illicit procurement agents supplying microelectronics to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone program. The report draws on U.S. government and court documents, corporate records, social media, and o…

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June 27, 2024 at 12:01 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: June 2024

  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. Addition…

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May 29, 2024 at 6:11 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: May 2024

  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 stipulate…

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April 30, 2024 at 4:34 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: April 2024

  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 p…

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April 15, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Analysis: Iran's Missile Attack Against Israel

  A billboard poster in Tehran after the April 13 missile and drone attack. Credit: Tasnim News Agency. April 15, 2024 On Saturday, Iran launched a large, coordinated attack on Israel, reportedly firing more than 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 120 ballistic missiles over t…

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March 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: March 2024

  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 wa…

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February 28, 2024 at 3:46 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: February 2024

  February 28, 2024 This month’s newsletter features an analysis of two recent U.S. interdiction operations off the coast of Yemen. The operations, which turned up components of ballistic and anti-ship missiles and waterborne drones, present compelling evidence that Iran continues to …

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January 31, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: January 2024

January 31, 2024 This month’s newsletter features a roundtable report on applying the lessons from North Korea to address Iran's nuclear program. The report summarizes the conclusions of an expert panel discussion convened by the Wisconsin Project and offers ideas for diplomacy, threats, …

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December 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: December 2023

December 22, 2023 This month’s newsletter features a report on the history of Iran’s nuclear program, containing an overview of nuclear infrastructure, undeclared sites, key institutions and personnel, and the foreign assistance Iran has received, as well as international sanctions and ex…

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November 29, 2023 at 7:52 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: November 2023

November 30, 2023 This month’s newsletter features an in-depth report on the private companies involved in Iran’s military drone program. While state-owned companies and the armed forces play leading roles in designing and building Iranian drones, privately-owned companies are making a va…

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October 31, 2023 at 2:43 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: October 2023

October 31, 2023 This month’s newsletter features a policy brief on the next steps for European sanctions following the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’s (JCPOA) Transition Day earlier this month, which lifted U.N. Security Council restrictions on Iran’s missile program. Importantly, t…

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September 29, 2023 at 12:01 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: September 2023

September 29, 2023 This month’s newsletter features updates to a report estimating how quickly Iran could enrich enough uranium to fuel a small nuclear arsenal as well as a table tracking Iran’s centrifuge models and their deployment at declared uranium enrichment sites. Both resources re…

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August 30, 2023 at 1:44 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: August 2023

August 30, 2023 This month’s newsletter features an update to a table that details Iran’s missile arsenal, the largest in the Middle East. Since the last update, Iran has unveiled the solid-fueled “hypersonic” Fattah missile as well as a new variant of the liquid-fueled Khorramshahr, Tehr…

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July 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: July 2023

July 26, 2023 This month’s newsletter features a look at a recent U.S. indictment of Chinese national Xiangjiang Qiao. Qiao is an associate of Li Fang Wei (Karl Lee), a major supplier of critical components to Iran’s missile program from 2006 until at least 2014. Although Lee has garnered…

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June 27, 2023 at 3:34 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: June 2023

June 27, 2023 This month’s newsletter features an analysis of recent trends in U.S. and EU sanctions against Iran. Whereas in the past these sanctions have focused heavily on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, over the past two years the focus has shifted dramatically toward t…

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May 25, 2023 at 3:16 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: May 2023

May 25, 2023 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 Dr. Bruce Goodwin to discuss the process of building nuclear weapons from a technical perspective, and explored the experience Ira…

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April 28, 2023 at 12:47 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: April 2023

April 28, 2023 This month’s newsletter features updates to a timeline of milestones in Iran’s nuclear program. Since the last update in May 2022, efforts to restore the 2015 nuclear deal have come to a halt and Iran has begun, continued, or completed the construction of several new nuclea…

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March 31, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: March 2023

March 31, 2023 This month’s newsletter features updates to several Iran Watch resources tracking Iran’s missile and nuclear programs. Over the last year, Iran has unveiled new ballistic and cruise missile models and launched the Ghaem-100 space launch vehicle. On the nuclear side, Iran’s …

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February 28, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: February 2023

February 28, 2023 This month’s newsletter features the findings from an Iran Watch roundtable on Iranian drones. An expert panel convened by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control identified areas where the United States and its partners could do more to slow Iran’s drone developme…

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February 16, 2023 at 8:39 PM

Roundtable Report on Iranian Drones

February 16, 2023 The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control convened an expert panel to discuss how sanctions and export controls can slow Iran’s aerial drone development and halt the flow of capable Iranian drones to Russia. The panel found that there are a handful of technological c…

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January 31, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: January 2023

January 31, 2023 This month’s newsletter features a policy brief on the consequences of triggering the snapback mechanism of U.N. Security Council resolution 2231. Though it would not halt Iran’s nuclear advances, triggering snapback would allow Europe and the United States to make use of…

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December 21, 2022 at 1:46 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: December 2022

December 21, 2022 This month’s newsletter features an article analyzing Iran’s new Ghaem-100 rocket, including details on how it compares to earlier Iranian space-launch vehicles and what its design indicates about the future of Iran’s space and ballistic missile programs. The newsletter …

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November 30, 2022 at 3:38 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: November 2022

November 30, 2022 This month’s newsletter features an article examining Tehran’s growing willingness to supply the Houthi rebels in Yemen with advanced ballistic missiles. It also features an updated report tracking Iran’s deployment of centrifuges for uranium enrichment, such as the rece…

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October 27, 2022 at 2:56 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: October 2022

October 27, 2022 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 Dan Gettinger and Adam Rawnsley to discuss Iran’s military drone program, including the country’s current capabilities, its dr…

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September 30, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: September 2022

September 30, 2022 This month’s newsletter features an update to a table of Iran’s nuclear facilities, including the addition of several undeclared sites where the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) discovered uranium particles. The newsletter also features an updated report tracki…

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August 31, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: August 2022

August 31, 2022 This month’s newsletter features an analysis of the British Royal Navy’s seizure earlier this year of a weapons shipment headed for Yemen. Evidence suggests that the seized missile components came from Iran, but a deeper investigation also points to companies based in seve…

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July 29, 2022 at 12:06 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: July 2022

July 29, 2022 This month’s newsletter features updates to a table tracking the capabilities of Iran’s missile arsenal and to a report estimating how quickly Iran could enrich enough uranium to fuel a small nuclear arsenal. The missile table includes new details gleaned from a December 202…

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June 30, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: June 2022

June 30, 2022 This month’s newsletter features an update to a timeline tracking milestones in Iran’s missile program as well as an update to the table detailing Iran’s centrifuge models and status. New entries to the missile timeline include the unveiling of a new solid-fueled ballistic m…

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May 26, 2022 at 7:06 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: May 2022

May 26, 2022 This month's newsletter features an update to a timeline tracking Iran’s nuclear progress. New entries cover the appointment of a U.N.-sanctioned individual as head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), a monitoring dispute between Iran and the International Atomi…

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April 29, 2022 at 3:28 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: April 2022

April 29, 2022 This month's newsletter features an international enforcement action detailing Iranian efforts to procure counter-drone technologies from the United States. Court documents and business records show that even though the attempted exports were thwarted, the network's ringlea…

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March 31, 2022 at 4:29 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: March 2022

March 31, 2022 This month's newsletter features updates to a table tracking Iran’s centrifuges and a report estimating Iran’s ability to make a dash to produce fuel for a small nuclear arsenal. The centrifuge table sets out the capacity and primary materials of each of Iran’s currently-de…

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February 28, 2022 at 8:18 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: February 2022

February 28, 2022 This month's newsletter features a report on Iran’s asymmetric use of its conventional military capabilities. Tehran and its proxies, led by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), have gained regional influence by employing missiles, drones, and small naval vessel…

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January 31, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: January 2022

January 31, 2022 This month's newsletter features a policy brief on the U.N. Security Council's 2231 List. When Security Council resolution 2231 was adopted in 2015, it lifted several sanctions on Iran but also extended restrictions on a list of individuals and entities tied to military a…

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December 17, 2021 at 6:29 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: December 2021

December 17, 2021 This month's newsletter features a table containing information about Iran’s centrifuges, as well as an update to a report estimating Iran’s ability to make a dash to produce fuel for a small nuclear arsenal. The centrifuge table sets out the capacity and primary materia…

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November 30, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: November 2021

November 30, 2021 This month's newsletter features two publications on the status and implications of Iran’s advanced centrifuges. From the IR-1 to the possible fifth-generation IR-9, Iran is committed to operating centrifuge models that can enrich greater amounts of uranium with fewer ma…

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October 28, 2021 at 6:48 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: October 2021

October 28, 2021 This month's newsletter features an international enforcement action examining two recent prosecutions of Iranian efforts to illicitly procure mass spectrometers, machines that can be used for uranium enrichment as well as a range of non-nuclear activities. The two cases,…

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September 29, 2021 at 4:03 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: September 2021

September 29, 2021 This month’s newsletter features the latest episode of Iran Watch Listen, a podcast by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control. We speak with Neil Watts, a former member of the U.N. Panel of Experts on North Korea, about the evolution of missile and conventional a…

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August 31, 2021 at 2:11 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: August 2021

August 31, 2021 This month’s newsletter features the findings from an Iran Watch roundtable on the “atomic archive,” a trove of information about Iran’s past nuclear weapons program that was clandestinely acquired by Israel in 2018 from a storage building in Tehran. An expert panel conven…

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July 30, 2021 at 3:15 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: July 2021

July 30, 2021 This month’s newsletter features updates to timelines of Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. New entries cover recent developments in those programs, including launches of new multi-stage space launch vehicles and the production of uranium metal and 60 percent enriched uran…

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June 29, 2021 at 3:36 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: June 2021

June 29, 2021 This month’s newsletter features testimony by Valerie Lincy, the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, on China’s role in the proliferation of missile and nuclear technologies. The testimony explores contributions from entities in China to Iran…

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May 28, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: May 2021

May 28, 2021 This month’s newsletter includes an analysis of the recent seizure by the U.S. Navy of a suspected Iranian weapon shipment to militants in Yemen. The newsletter also features an update to a report and chronology on the laws and executive orders underpinning current U.S. sanct…

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April 30, 2021 at 3:05 PM

Iran Watch Newsletter: April 2021

In this month’s newsletter: A report on Iran’s ability to make fuel for a small nuclear arsenal and a table on Iran's missiles.  April 30, 2021 This month’s newsletter features an update to a report estimating Iran’s ability to make a dash to produce fuel for a small nuclear arsenal and …

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April 1, 2021 at 8:39 PM

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