Iran: Reports with Imagery
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
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
