Info:
The Iranian Space Research Center is a research center established by Iran’s Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran) in 2000 under the name Iran Aerospace Research Center to perform research in the field of aerospace. In 2010, the organization was renamed to its current name and the administration was transferred to the office of president;
The ISRC and Iranian Space Agency are the main organizations carrying space research and operations in Iran;
The Iran Space Research Center is used by the regime to advance Tehran’s ballistic missile program;
The U.S. Treasury Deparmtnet imposed sanctions on Iran’s Space Research Center, for developing ballistic missiles under the cover of a civilian program to launch satellites into orbit;
Iranian space program is used to develop missiles, including ones capable of carrying nuclear warheads or other weapons of mass destruction over long distances;
Also Known As:
ISRC
Established:
2000
Country:
Iran
Address:
Tehran
Website:
www.isrc.ac.ir
E-mail:
info@isrc.ac.ir
Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 9/3/2019 pursuant to Executive Order 13224;