www.iranwatch.org Open in urlscan Pro
2606:4700:10::ac43:17c8  Public Scan

Form analysis
1 forms found in the DOM

POST /iranian-entities/malek-ashtar-university

<form onsubmit="if(this.search_block_form.value=='Search'){ alert('Please enter a search'); return false; }" action="/iranian-entities/malek-ashtar-university" method="post" id="search-block-form" accept-charset="UTF-8">
  <div>
    <div class="container-inline">
      <h2 class="element-invisible">Search form</h2>
      <div class="form-item form-type-textfield form-item-search-block-form">
        <label class="element-invisible" for="edit-search-block-form--2">Search </label>
        <input title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Search';}" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Search') {this.value = '';}" placeholder="Search" type="search" id="edit-search-block-form--2"
          name="search_block_form" value="Search" size="15" maxlength="128" class="form-text">
      </div>
      <div class="form-actions form-wrapper" id="edit-actions"><input type="image" id="edit-submit" name="submit" src="/sites/all/themes/iranwatch/images/icon_search.png" class="form-submit"></div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id"
        value="form-fzWDj9vw3QdlvQb8iOogqziXkwOCK9p8pBV3tdPPi64">
      <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="search_block_form">
    </div>
  </div>
</form>

Text Content

Skip to main content



IRAN WATCH


TRACKING IRAN'S
UNCONVENTIONAL WEAPON CAPABILITIES

 * Donate
 * Sign Up
 * 


SEARCH FORM

Search


A website published by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

☰ Menu
 * Home
 * Weapon Programs
 * Iranian Entities
 * Suppliers
 * Library
 * Our Publications
 * About Us


MAIN MENU

 * Home
 * Weapon Programs
   * Nuclear
   * Missile
   * Chemical
 * Iranian Entities
   * U.N.-EU Sanctions Tally
   * Featured Iranian Entities
   * Recently Added Iranian Entities
   * Alphabetical List of Iranian Entities
 * Suppliers
   * Featured Suppliers
   * Recently Added Suppliers
   * Alphabetical List of Suppliers
 * Library
   * Multilateral Organizations
     * European Union
     * International Atomic Energy Agency
       * IAEA Director General's Statement
       * IAEA Report
       * IAEA Resolution
       * Other IAEA Document
     * Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
     * United Nations
       * U.N. Secretary General
       * U.N. Security Council
       * U.N. Panel of Experts
     * Other Multilateral Organizations
       * Financial Action Task Force
       * International Monetary Fund
       * Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
       * North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
       * World Bank
   * Governments
     * Iran
       * Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)
       * Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
       * Permanent Mission to the United Nations
       * President
       * Supreme Leader
     * United States
       * Executive Branch
         * Central Intelligence Agency
         * Department of Commerce
         * Department of Defense
         * Department of Energy
         * Department of Homeland Security
         * Department of Justice
         * Department of State
         * Department of the Treasury
         * Department of Transportation
         * Director of National Intelligence
         * Government Accountability Office
         * White House
       * Congress
         * Congressional Research Service Reports
         * Hearings & Prepared Statements
         * Legislation & Reports
         * Members' Letters, Reports & Statements
       * Judicial Branch
       * State Governments
         * California Department of Insurance
         * New York County District Attorney's Office
         * New York State Department of Financial Services
         * New York State Office of the State Comptroller
     * Australia
       * Attorney-General's Department
       * Australian Parliament
       * Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
       * Reserve Bank of Australia
     * Austria
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * Bahrain
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * Brazil
       * Ministry of External Relations
     * Canada
       * Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
       * Office of the Prime Minister
       * Public Prosecution Service of Canada
     * China
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
       * Permanent Mission to the United Nations
     * Egypt
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * France
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
       * Permanent Mission to the United Nations
       * President
     * Germany
       * Chancellor
       * Foreign Ministry
     * India
       * Ministry of External Affairs
     * Iraq
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * Israel
       * Israel Defense Forces
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
       * Office of the Prime Minister
       * Office of the President
     * Italy
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
       * Prime Minister
     * Japan
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * Malaysia
       * Royal Police Office
     * Netherlands
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * New Zealand
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
     * Norway
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * Pakistan
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
       * Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
       * Office of the Press Secretary to the President
     * Russia
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
       * President
       * ROSATOM State Nuclear Energy Corporation
     * Saudi Arabia
       * Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the United States
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * Singapore
       * Customs
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * South Africa
       * Department of International Relations and Cooperation
     * South Korea
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
       * Ministry of Strategy and Finance
     * Sweden
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * Switzerland
       * The Federal Authorities
     * Syria
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * Turkey
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * Ukraine
       * Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     * United Arab Emirates
       * Emirates News Agency
     * United Kingdom
       * Department for Business Innovation & Skills
       * Foreign and Commonwealth Office
       * HM Revenue & Customs
       * HM Treasury
       * House of Commons
       * House of Lords
       * Ministry of Defense
       * Permanent Mission to the United Nations
       * Prime Minister's Office
   * Private Viewpoints
   * News Briefs
   * Useful Links
 * Our Publications
   * Policy Briefs
   * Articles and Reports
   * Roundtables
   * International Enforcement Actions
   * Interviews and Podcasts
   * Speeches and Testimony
   * Newsletters
 * About Us
   * Contact
   * Jobs and Internships
   * Sign Up
   * Donate


YOU ARE HERE

 1. Iranian Entities


MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY


ALSO KNOWN AS: 

Malek Ashtar University of Technology (MUT)
Malek-Ashtar Industrial University
Malek Ashtar University of Defence Technology
Daneshgah-e Sana'ti-ye Malek-e Ashtar
Malek Ashtar Aviation University Complex
Malek-e Ashtar Technical University
Malek-e Ashtar University
دانشگاه صنعتي مالك اشتر


WEAPON PROGRAM: 

 * Nuclear
 * Missile
 * Biological


ADDRESS: 

Shahin Shar bei, Isfahan, Iran
End of Ferdowsi avenue, Shahin Shahr Township, Isfahan, Iran
Shahin Shahr Township, End of Ferdowsi Avenue, PO Box 83154/115, Isfahan, Iran
Shahid Baba'i Highway, Lavizan, Tehran, Iran
Adjacent to Mehrabad Airport, Karaj Expressway, Tehran, Iran
Corner of Imam Ali Highway and Babaei Highway, Tehran, Iran


PHONE: 

22945141-6

 


FAX: 

22925241


E-MAIL: 

international@mut.ac.ir


ENTITY WEB SITE: 

www.mut.ac.ir



An Iranian university sub-ordinate to the Defense Technology and Science
Research Center (DTSRC) that supports the education and research and development
needs of the Iranian Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics
(MODAFL); faculty members have conducted research relevant to missiles and
nuclear power.

Faculty members have also conducted research on missile guidance
systems, missile flight stability, ultra-high temperature ceramic coatings for
missiles and rockets, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

In collaboration with scientists from Islamic Azad University and K. N. Toosi
University of Technology, faculty members have obtained hydroxyl-terminated
polybutadiene (HTPB) from Zibo Elim Trade Company Ltd. in China; in
collaboration with scientists from the University of Tehran, faculty members
have obtained unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (UDMH) from the United
States; faculty members have also obtained ammonium perchlorate
(AP), hydrazine, and triphenylbismuth (TPB) from a multinational company
headquartered in Germany and inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA) from a
company located in the United States; AP, UDMH, HTPB, hydrazine, IRFNA, and TPB
are substances controlled under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) for
their potential use in missile propellant.

In cooperation with scientists from the Nuclear Science and Technology Research
Institute (NSTRI) of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), faculty
members have studied the cooling process of the pressurized water reactor used
in the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP); a subordinate entity has carried out
studies that have applications in the development of nuclear explosives.

Has reportedly been affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC); in 2016, reportedly hosted a conference that included the presentation
of a GPS navigation device designed for the Iranian Armed Forces; in 2014,
developed satellites for the Iranian government; in 2011, designed and launched
the Rasad 1 satellite; in 2003, created a missile training program in
collaboration with the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO).

Obtained specialized software from Ajily Software Procurement Group; has sought
goods or services from Aria Nikan; has reportedly collaborated with Iran
Aircraft Industries (IACI).

Research institutes have included the Research Center for Explosion and Impact
(METFAZ); has reportedly overseen the Aviation University Complex.

Operates campuses in Isfahan, Shiraz, and Tehran; has hosted a training branch
of Moscow State Aviation Technological Institute (MATI).

According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has
supplied experts to the AEOI for research related to the production of
nuclear weapons and has operated a laser enrichment program in a location
outside Isfahan; according to the NCRI, has served as a MODAFL biological
weapons center; according to the NCRI, has carried out genetic
cloning at the Lavizan-Shian Technological Research Center; according to the
NCRI, has housed the Center for Genetic Biotechnology and Engineering Research,
a facility relevant for the development of biological weapons.

Officials have included Reza Mozaffarinia Hosein (dean) and Mohammad Mehdi Nejad
Nouri (rector); former officials have included Mohsen
Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi (head); other personnel have reportedly included Fereidoun
Abbasi-Davani (head of a research institute).

Established in 1985.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.N. Security Council on June 9, 2010, pursuant to resolution
1737 (2006), as an entity involved in Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear
activities or development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; subsequently
designated by U.N. Security Council resolution 2231 (2015); removed from the
U.N. list on October 18, 2023, following the expiration of targeted sanctions
contained in resolution 2231.

Listed by the European Union on June 24, 2008, as an entity linked to Iran's
proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear
weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, E.U. member states must freeze
assets owned or controlled by the entity, directly or indirectly, and prevent
assets from being made available to it.

Added on July 12, 2012, to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list
maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC), freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting
transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets
proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery
systems; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; foreign
parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the
entity are subject to U.S. sanctions.

Sanctioned by the governments of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom,
restricting business and/or financial transactions with the entity and/or
freezing its assets in those countries.

Listed by the Japanese government in 2022 as an entity of concern for
proliferation relating to missiles and nuclear weapons.

Listed by the British government in 2015 as an entity of potential concern for
WMD-related procurement, but removed in 2017 after the U.K. withdrew its Iran
list.


MENTIONED SUSPECT ENTITIES & SUPPLIERS: 

Defense Technology and Science Research Center (DTSRC)
Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Research Center for Explosion and Impact


DATE ENTERED: 

January 26, 2004


DATE LAST MODIFIED: 

December 20, 2023
 * U.N.-EU Sanctions Tally
 * Featured Iranian Entities
 * Recently Added Iranian Entities
 * Alphabetical List of Iranian Entities


U.N.-EU SANCTIONS TALLY

United Nations and European Union sanctions targeting Iran's military and
missile programs remain in place until 2020 and 2023, respectively. The
sanctions target firms and individuals involved in these programs, including
entities connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC). Over 200
entities are listed by the EU and subject to financial restrictions and travel
prohibitions (in the case of individuals). A smaller number – less than 100 –
remain designated by the United Nations.

See a tally of the entities sanctioned by the United Nations and the European
Union.

U.N.-EU Sanctions Tally

Copyright © 2003-2024
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
1701 K Street NW, Suite 805, Washington, DC 20006 USA
Tel: 202-223-8299 | Fax: 202-223-8298

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
Risk Report