LONDON: Iran has created a secret network of military agencies with global reach to import at least $2 billion in hardware, explosives and heavy-duty trucks since January 2025, evading both the US naval blockade and Western sanctions, a Reuters investigation has found.
Iran has been importing billions of dollars worth of military equipment and components through a hidden network of more than 5,000 agencies, allowing its armed forces to continue receiving supplies despite U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade imposed during the ongoing war.
Reuters reports that Iran has used more than five thousand little-known military agencies, working through frontmen and shell companies, to evade the U.S. blockade and sanctions and import materials for drones and missiles. Most weren’t on sanctions lists. The Treasury says…
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