Iran, with the help of Russia, has created a network of thousands of companies to purchase weapons bypassing sanctions — Reuters published an investigation

Iran, with the help of Russia and China, continues to receive military components, explosives, and equipment for the production of missiles and drones, despite international sanctions and the American naval blockade. The purchases are backed by a network of more than 5,000 structures linked to the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic. Through one of them, military products worth $2.3 billion passed in a year and a half.

Author: Stas Shifer

On October 29, 2026, Reuters published an investigation, prepared jointly with the Israeli-American analytical company 240 Analytics. Journalists studied Iranian banking documents, corporate registers, transport invoices, and about 19,000 import records. Among the identified operations were five deliveries of Russian detonators with a total value of $7.6 million. The last one, worth $1.9 million, took place in June 2026, after the start of the US and Israel war against Iran.

The investigation has a direct connection to Israel. The first signs of the hidden network were discovered by 35-year-old economist Noam Binstock, working at 240 Analytics in Petah Tikva. His analysis of bank accounts helped establish how Iranian military…

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