Sanctions on Iran Space Interests Aimed at Curbing Its Nuclear Program
The Treasury’s Sept. 3 sanctions against three space-related Iranian entities were aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear development and missile programs, the State Department said. The three sanctioned entities -- the Iran Space Agency, the Iran Space Research Center and the…
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Astronautics Research Institute (see 1909030054) -- are all run by the Iranian government and develop technologies that can be used in Iranian missile systems, the State Department said. Technologies such as space launch vehicles are virtually identical and interchangeable with those used in intercontinental ballistic missiles, and when put to use in the civilian space program allow Iran’s space agencies “to gain experience with various technologies” needed to develop rocket-propelled weapons delivery systems, the U.S. said.