Iran: Reports with Imagery

2024

Taleghan 2: Pre- and Post Strike Assessment
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and the Good ISIS Team December 12, 2024

Imagery Update: New Construction at Golab Dareh November 2024
David Albright, Spencer Faragasso, and the Good ISIS Team November 14, 2024

Imagery Update: New Construction Identified at the Alabuga Shahed 136 Production Facilities
David Albright, Spencer Faragasso, and the Good ISIS Team September 24, 2024

Quick Update on the Natanz Mt. Kolang Gaz La Complex; Probable Ventilation Shaft
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and the Good ISIS Team July 31, 2024

Strikes on Russia’s Shahed Launch Capabilities
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Dr. Igor Anokhin, and the Good ISIS Team July 9, 2024

Alabuga’s Shahed 136 (Geran 2) Warheads: A Dangerous Escalation
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso May 9, 2024

Assessment of the April 2024 Strike on Alabuga Special Economic Zone
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso May 2, 2024

Assessment of Israeli Strike on Iran near Esfahan
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Victoria Cheng, Spencer Faragasso, Mohammadreza Giveh, and the Good ISIS Team April 23, 2024

Imagery Update: Construction is Ongoing at the Natanz Tunnel Facility
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and the Good ISIS Team March 25, 2024

2023

Satellite Imagery Update on Alabuga Shahed-136 Drone Factory - No snow day for Russia's drone production!
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Victoria Cheng [1] December 20, 2023

Visible Progress at Russia’s Shahed Drone Production Site Satellite Imagery Update and Call for Action
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and the Good ISIS team November 13, 2023

2022

Imagery Update: Iran Adds Expected Fourth Tunnel Entrance to its Natanz Tunnel Complex [1]
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard November 9, 2022

The Fourth Nuclear-Weapons-Related Testing Site Located: Another Parchin Site, More Undeclared Nuclear Material Possible
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard [1] September 7, 2022

Imagery Update: Iran Continues to Harden its New Natanz Tunnel Complex [1]
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard May 5, 2022

More Demolition at the Marivan Former Nuclear Weapons Development Site
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard * March 1, 2022

Where are Iran’s new centrifuge manufacturing capabilities?
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso February 16, 2022

Iran’s Natanz Tunnel Complex: Deeper, Larger than Expected
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and John Hannah [1] January 13, 2022

2021

Update on Natanz: Construction Progresses Towards Large-scale Tunnel Complex
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian January 11, 2021

2020

Abadeh is Marivan (Revised and Updated): A Key Iranian Former Secret Nuclear Weapons Development Test Site
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian November 18, 2020

The Amad Plan Pilot Uranium Conversion Site, Which Iran Denies Ever Existed
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian November 9, 2020

Update on New Construction Activity at Natanz
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian October 30, 2020

Looking for Evidence of the Construction of Iran’s New Centrifuge Assembly Plant: New Possible Preparations Identified
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian October 7, 2020

Update on Assessing the Detonation at the Natanz Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center: New High Resolution Satellite Imagery Refines Details on the Explosion and Fire
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian July 9, 2020

Damage to the Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center (ICAC) at Natanz Is Far More Severe and Extensive Than Previously Reported
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian July 8, 2020

Mysterious Fire and Explosion in the New Natanz Advanced Centrifuge Assembly Facility
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian July 3, 2020

The Alleged Nuclear Weapons Development Site near Abadeh, Iran
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian June 10, 2020

Shahid Mahallati: “Temporary” Plant for Manufacturing Nuclear Weapon Cores
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian April 8, 2020

Project Midan: New Information from the Archive
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian March 5, 2020

2019

Presence of Undeclared Natural Uranium at the Turquz-Abad Nuclear Weaponization Storage Location
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen[1], and Frank Pabian [2] November 20, 2019

Conversion of Fordow: Another Unfulfilled Hope of the Iran Nuclear Deal
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Frank Pabian, and Jack Toole July 10, 2019

Summary of Report: Project Midan: Building an Underground Nuclear Test Site in Iran [1]
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen, Frank Pabian, and Andrea Stricker April 25, 2019

Brief Response to IISS Piece
David Albright and Andrea Stricker April 8, 2019

Project Midan: Developing and Building an Underground Nuclear Test Site in Iran
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen*, Frank Pabian**, and Andrea Stricker April 2, 2019

A Key Missing Piece of the Amad Puzzle: The Shahid Boroujerdi Project for Production of Uranium Metal & Nuclear Weapons Components
David Albright, Olli Heinonen [1], Frank Pabian [2], and Andrea Stricker January 11, 2019

2018

Anatomy of Iran’s Deception and How Iran Benefited - Iran’s Nuclear Archive Confirms Gchine Uranium and Yellowcake Production Plant were Originally Part of a Clandestine Nuclear Weapons Fuel Cycle. Yet, Gchine never stopped operating.
David Albright, Olli Heinonen [1] , Frank Pabian [2], and Andrea Stricker December 19, 2018

Revealed: Emptying of the Iranian “Atomic Warehouse” at Turquz Abad
David Albright, Olli Heinonen[1], Frank Pabian[2], and Andrea Stricker November 29, 2018

New Information about the Parchin Site: What the Atomic Archive Reveals About Iran’s Past Nuclear Weapons Related High Explosive Work at the Parchin High Explosive Test Site
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen,[1] and Frank Pabian[2] October 23, 2018

Previously Identified: Iran’s New Centrifuge Assembly Workshop
David Albright and Andrea Stricker June 6, 2018

It Fits! Qom Site Layout
David Albright and Frank Pabian May 1, 2018

Iran’s Investigation of Possible Underground Nuclear Test Sites in the AMAD Program prior to 2004
Institute for Science and International Security May 1, 2018

2017

Revisiting Parchin: With plenty of evidence of past Iranian nuclear weapons activity at Parchin, the IAEA needs to revisit the site
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen,[1] Allison Lach, and Frank Pabian[2] August 21, 2017

Analysis of the IAEA’s Fifth Iran Nuclear Deal Report
David Albright and Andrea Stricker* March 3, 2017

2016

Parchin: Will the IAEA Verify the Absence of Nuclear Weapons Activities in Iran?
By David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Andrea Stricker June 20, 2016

Parchin after Implementation Day: When Will the IAEA Go?
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini February 17, 2016

2015

Analysis of the IAEA’s Report on the PMD of Iran’s Nuclear Program
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini December 8, 2015

Parchin in the IAEA’s Final Assessment on the PMD to Iran’s Nuclear Program
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini December 3, 2015

Parchin Site Update and Debate
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini September 11, 2015

Satellite Imagery Does Not Support Iranian Road Work Claim at Parchin
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Andrea Stricker August 7, 2015

Renewed Activity at the Parchin Site in Iran
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini August 5, 2015

Parchin: A Pre-Comprehensive Agreement Update
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini May 26, 2015

Modifications at the Parchin Site: A Comprehensive Timeline; New Imagery Suggests Re-Asphalting
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Christopher Coughlin February 11, 2015

2014

Update on Alleged Explosion at Parchin Military Complex
David Albright, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini October 21, 2014

Finding the Site of the Alleged Explosion at the Parchin Military Complex
David Albright, Joseph Bermudez, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Stephen Wood October 9, 2014

Update on Parchin: A Necessary Piece of a Comprehensive Nuclear Deal
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, Andrea Stricker, and Daniel Schnur September 3, 2014

Parchin: Resolution Urgent
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini May 12, 2014

Changes Visible at Parchin Nuclear Site Why Parchin Matters to a Final Deal
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini February 25, 2014

Update on Lashkar Ab’ad: Iran’s Laser Enrichment Capabilities
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini February 24, 2014

Iran’s Centrifuge Research and Development Program: Revised
David Albright and Paulina Izewicz February 24, 2014

Iran’s Centrifuge Research and Development Program
David Albright and Paulina Izewicz January 27, 2014

Update on Fordow Centrifuge Site: Future Uncertain
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini January 13, 2014

2013

No Significant Changes Visible at Parchin Nuclear Site
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini December 10, 2013

Update on the Parchin Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan August 22, 2013

Lashkar Ab’ad:  Iran’s Unexplained Laser Enrichment Capabilities
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini July 29, 2013

Update on the Arak Reactor
David Albright and Christina Walrond July 15, 2013

Iran Laying Asphalt at the Suspect Parchin Site May 22, 2013

Day after Alleged Sabotage at Fordow: Hardly the Expected Emergency Response
David Albright, Robert Avagyan and Andrea Stricker January 30, 2013

Taking Stock and Moving Forward on the Issue of the Parchin High Explosives Test Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan January 25, 2013

2012

Update on Ongoing Construction at the Parchin High Explosive Test Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan December 12, 2012

Significant Changes Made to Parchin High Explosives Test Site, Further Activity Likely November 29, 2012

Parchin High Explosives Test Site Activity Still Ongoing
David Albright and Robert Avagyan October 17, 2012

New Phase of Suspect Activity at Parchin Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan August 24, 2012

Cleanup Activity at Suspected Parchin Test Site Appears Complete: Site Considerably Altered
David Albright and Robert Avagyan August 1, 2012

Activity at Parchin Explosive Testing Site Continues: Time Running Out for a Sound IAEA Inspection
David Albright and Robert Avagyan July 2, 2012

Suspected Clean-Up Activity Continues at Parchin Military Complex: Considerable Dirt Movement Near Suspect Building
David Albright and Robert Avagyan June 20, 2012

Further Activity at Suspected Parchin Explosive Testing Complex:  Two Small Buildings Razed
David Albright and Robert Avagyan May 30, 2012

New Satellite Image Shows Activity at Parchin Site in Iran
David Albright and Paul Brannan May 8, 2012

Early Satellite Image Shows Foundation for High Explosive Test Chamber at Parchin Site in Iran: What was the Chamber for?
David Albright and Paul Brannan April 10, 2012

Satellite Image of Building Which Contains a High Explosive Test Chamber at the Parchin Site in Iran
David Albright and Paul Brannan March 13, 2012

2011

No Visible Evidence of Explosion at Esfahan Nuclear Site; Adjacent Facility Razed December 8, 2011

Satellite Image Showing Damage from November 12, 2011 Blast at Military Base in Iran
Paul Brannan November 28, 2011

New Satellite Imagery of Iranian Nuclear Sites on Google Earth October 11, 2011

2010

Defected Iranian Nuclear Scientist Reportedly Worked Across from Secret Nuclear Weapons R&D Facility March 31, 2010

2009

New Satellite Image Further Narrows Fordow Construction Start Date
Paul Brannan November 18, 2009

Satellite Imagery Narrows Qom Enrichment Facility Construction Start Date
Paul Brannan November 5, 2009

Qom Gas Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Site in Iran May Have Been Re-purposed Tunnel Facility
Paul Brannan September 29, 2009

Suspected Qom Enrichment Plant Site Imagery Overlay by Ogle Earth September 28, 2009

New Satellite Imagery of Suspected Gas Centrifuge Site Near Qom, Iran September 27, 2009

Satellite Imagery of Two Possible Sites of the Qom Enrichment Facility in Iran September 25, 2009

Update on the Arak Heavy Water Reactor in Iran August 25, 2009

Mysteries Deepen Over Status of Arak Reactor Project
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Robert Kelley August 11, 2009

Video Tour of Iranian Nuclear Sites April 10, 2009

2008

Arak Heavy Water Reactor Construction Progressing
David Albright and Paul Brannan November 13, 2008

Can military strikes destroy Iran’s gas centrifuge program? Probably not.
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Jacqueline Shire August 7, 2008

May 26, 2008 IAEA Safeguards Report on Iran: Centrifuge Operation Improving and Cooperation Lacking on Weaponization Issues Rev. 2
David Albright, Jacqueline Shire, and Paul Brannan May 29, 2008

2007

New Tunnel Construction at Mountain Adjacent to the Natanz Enrichment Complex Iran should allow IAEA inspections of tunnel facility
David Albright and Paul Brannan July 9, 2007

ISIS Imagery Brief: Further Construction at Arak 40 MW Heavy Water Reactor
David Albright and Paul Brannan March 20, 2007

2006

Iran’s Centrifuge Program: Defiant but Delayed
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire August 31, 2006

IAEA Inspectors and Iran Clash Over Frequency of Inspections of Underground Facilities
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire August 23, 2006

ISIS Imagery Brief: Update on Construction Activities at Arak 40 MW Heavy Water Reactor
Paul Brannan and David Albright April 21, 2006

ISIS Imagery Brief: New Activities at the Esfahan and Natanz Nuclear Sites in Iran
Paul Brannan and David Albright April 14, 2006

ISIS Imagery Brief: New Satellite Image of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Complex in Iran January 13, 2006

2005

Tunnel Entrance to the Underground Facilities at Natanz, Iran May 2, 2005

ISIS Imagery Brief: Kalaye Electric March 31, 2005

Iran Should Grant the IAEA Further Access to Parchin March 24, 2005

Iran Constructing the 40 MW Heavy Water Reactor at Arak Despite Calls Not to Do So by the European Union and the IAEA Board of Governors March 4, 2005

New Satellite Images Show Tunnel Construction at Esfahan Facility in Iran February 17, 2005

2004

Parchin: Possible Nuclear Weapons-Related Site in Iran
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein September 15, 2004

ISIS Imagery Brief: Destruction at Iranian Site Raises New Questions About Iran’s Nuclear Activities June 17, 2004

2003

The Iranian Gas Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Plant at Natanz: Drawing from Commercial Satellite Images
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein March 14, 2003

2002

Iran Building Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities: International Transparency Needed
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein December 12, 2002

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