The United States and its allies have interdicted five separate weapons shipments from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen since April 2015—shipments that violate U. N. Security Council resolutions. According…
Analysis
The Wisconsin Project’s reports track WMD programs and the companies supplying them. In op-eds and articles, we argue for strict enforcement of strategic trade controls to inhibit proliferation.
Turkey Transshipment Chronology – 2000-2016
Turkey has emerged as a destination of concern for transshipment to countries involved in proliferation.
Another Iranian Bank Receives Early Sanctions Relief
Another Iranian bank has received sanctions relief earlier than anticipated under the nuclear deal with Iran. The European Union’s sanctions on state-owned Bank Saderat Iran and its London-based subsidiary, BankSaderat…
U.S. Surrenders Powerful Financial Weapon to Counter Iran’s Missile Program
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Obama administration secretly agreed to lift United Nations sanctions on two of Iran’s missile financing institutions as part of a package…
Quietly, U.N. Signals Violation by Iran of New Resolution
According to a July 2016 report by the U.N. Secretary General, Iranian firms participated in a defense trade show in Iraq last March, in potential violation of U. N. Security…
The Real Problem with Iran’s Nuclear Exemptions is Secrecy
The controversy over the Iran nuclear agreement was reignited last week, after a new report revealed secret exemptions Iran received in order to meet the requirements of the agreement. The…
A History of Iran’s Nuclear Program
This is a brief history of Iran’s progress toward the ability to build a nuclear weapon. The emphasis is on achievements, rather than motives. The achievements presented here have been…
Canadian-Iranian Businessman Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Ship U.S. Electronics to Iran
Ali Reza Parsa, a businessman with dual Iranian and Canadian citizenship, pleaded guilty in federal court in January 2016 to conspiring to ship U.S.-origin electronic components from the United States to…
The Iran Deal: Who Has the Leverage?
Panelists Olli Heinonen Kenneth Katzman (*) David Kay John Lauder Michael Singh Moderated by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control This month marks the anniversary of the historic nuclear…
The Iran Deal: One Year Later
On the first anniversary of the nuclear deal with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran Watch is publishing a compendium of its year-long analysis of the…