Disrupting Iran’s Pursuit of Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems Fact Sheet

Office of the Spokesman Disrupting Iran’s Pursuit of Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems Fact Sheet Fact Sheet November 4, 2026 Today, the Department of State is designating two individuals and one entity that have been involved in efforts to help the Iranian regime obtain man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS). These designations continue a sustained U.S. campaign against Iran’s military procurement networks involving MANPADS. They follow actions on May 8, June 10, and July 15, 2026. Together, these actions close off more of the channels Tehran uses to try to rebuild its arsenal and raise the risk for third-country brokers and suppliers. Today’s action also supports enforcement of the UN arms embargo on Iran restored in September 2025. Those restrictions bar UN Member States from supplying such weapons to Iran. The United States will keep exposing the networks that arm Iran’s military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and will keep denying the regime the resources that sustain its destabilizing activities. All three targets are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13949, which targets certain persons with respect to the conventional arms activities of Iran.

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