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Key Findings on Russian Shahed 136 Deployment Against Ukraine After the Alaska Summit: - The first 20 days in August 2025 saw a decrease in the number of Shahed-type drone launches and the absence of large-scale attacks against Ukraine. However, the number of attacks…

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We prepared a more comprehensive report on Iran‘s dispersion of the HVAC equipment at the Natanz enrichment plant.

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We prepared a more comprehensive report on Iran‘s dispersion of the HVAC equipment at the Natanz enrichment plant.

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Recent satellite imagery of the Natanz enrichment plant shows that Iran has in the last week removed and dispersed nearly all of the "chillers" from the two HVAC buildings at the Fuel Enrichment Plant at Natanz. Nineteen out of 24 chillers in total have been dispersed throughout…

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New satellite imagery of the Natanz enrichment plant shows that Iran has in last week removed and dispersed nearly all of the "chillers" from the two HVAC buildings at the Fuel Enrichment Plant at Natanz.  The 24 chillers in total are being dispersed throughout the inside of the…

High-resolution satellite imagery of the Mojdeh (also known as Lavisan 2) site, attacked twice by Israel during the 12-Day war, shows a significant effort by Iran to rapidly demolish damaged or destroyed buildings, likely to sanitize any incriminating nuclear weapons research and…

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From our colleague Igor Anokhin, who carefully monitors and evaluates the Shahed launches against Ukraine: There were fewer launches with no big attacks in August. After the big attacks in June (181 drones a day on average) and especially in July (203 drones a day), the…

NEW: This high resolution image taken by Maxar on August 9 shows the three impact holes in the roof of the Deng Xiaoping Logistics Terminal in Yelabuga, Tatarstan. Ukraine announced it struck this key logistics terminal in Russia on Saturday, adding that “ready-to-use Shahed…

On Saturday, Ukraine announced it struck a key logistics hub in Russia, adding that “ready-to-use Shahed drones and foreign components for them were stored” at the hub and that “a fire broke out after the explosion.” Satellite imagery confirms that the site Ukraine struck was…

Important investigation and skillful graphics by @FinancialTimes on an Iranian visit to Russia as part of an effort to acquire nuclear weapons relevant dual-use items, materials, and information. We were happy to help with their technical analysis of the items these Iranians…

Very pleased that Jessica could spend the summer at our Institute, delve into illicit procurement by North Korea, and produce a report important to read.

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Very pleased that Jessica could spend the summer at our Institute, delve into illicit procurement by North Korea, and produce a report important to read.

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Alabuga appears to have big plans to expand production of drones, both increasing the number of Shahed 136 drones it produces each year and the type of drones it makes, including possibly jet-powered Shahed and FPV drones. High-resolution satellite imagery in mid-July 2025…

I wanted to add to the analysis we at the Institute have done about the northernmost Esfahan tunnel. Preliminary access likely was gained in late June 2025, but then the Iranians chose to rework the entrance area such vehicle access was evidently closed off for several weeks…

We at the Institute found new activity at one of the Esfahan tunnel entrances that occurred during the last few days.  The northernmost tunnel entrance shows vehicles present and that access to the tunnel portal, which was previously blocked by backfilled dirt, has been gained…

In our review and analysis of the potentially nuclear weapons related sites in Iran that were bombed by Israel in the recent military conflict, the Institute came across a missile related munitions production complex that witnessed severe damage to two key facilities between the…

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Another detail in the Zvezda video is a ready discussion of using child laborers to make Shahed 136 drones.  According to a translation of the video: “No matter where you look, there are young people all around. Boys and girls work here and study here.  In the college…

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A key detail in the new Zvezda video is that Alabuga now claims to be producing nine-times more drones than it planned “at one time,” which can reasonably be interpreted as the first years of its franchise agreement with Iran to build Shahed 136 drones.  During its contract with…

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The Zvezda video also shows visual confirmation that Alabuga Start foreign female workers, primarily from Africa, are building Shahed 136 airframes. Building the airframe is a labor intensive job that can expose workers to hazardous chemicals and materials. This is particularly…

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Whoever wrote or leaked this is muddled, and the @NBCNews headline is hyped up nonsense. Esfahan is not an enrichment site. Two GBU-57’s were dropped on the Natanz underground enrichment plant. Could be that the original muddler is actually talking about the mountain complex at…

NEW @TheGoodISIS RESEARCH MEMO: Significance of the Targeted Nuclear Scientists in the 12-Day War The June 2025 war between Israel and Iran, called the 12-Day War, saw the death of many Iranian nuclear scientists who participated in or are linked to Iran’s nuclear weapons…

Recent satellite imagery taken on July 9 shows that all three tunnel entrances at the Esfahan Nuclear Complex still appear blocked by earthen backfill and bomb damage. Many believe that at least some of the enriched uranium stocks are held inside this tunnel complex, but any such…