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Iran Electronics Industries

Iran Electronics Industries is a state-owned Iranian defense-electronics conglomerate under MODAFL, associated with communications, electro-optics, radar, electronic warfare, missile-support electronics, and space-related systems.

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Iran Electronics Industries is one of Iran's core defense-electronics groups. Public references describe it as a MODAFL-controlled organization founded in 1972 and centered on communications, electro-optics, radar, electronic warfare, missile launchers, tactical communication equipment, night vision, laser range finding, and other military electronics.

IEI's open-source footprint spans multiple industrial complexes and subsidiaries in Tehran, Isfahan, and Shiraz. Iran Watch and Treasury references connect the organization to weapon-system electronic components, military tactical communications, electro-optical equipment, radar tubes, satellite and ground-station work, and subsidiary producers such as Shiraz Electronics Industries, Iran Communications Industries, Isfahan Optics Industries, and Iran Space Industries Group.

communicationselectro-opticselectronic warfareradarmissile electronicsspace systems

Notable Systems

Toophan anti-tank guided missile, Tube-launched anti-tank guided missile family, Infantry Weapons

Toophan anti-tank guided missile family

Tube-launched anti-tank guided missile family

The U.S. Army Worldwide Equipment Guide says Toophan is jointly manufactured by Aerospace Industries Organization and Iran Electronics Industries.

Sources: U.S. Army ODIN Toophan guide
Qaem smart bomb, Guided glide bomb family, Munitions

Qaem smart bomb family

Guided glide bomb family

Open-source weapon reporting attributes the Qaem/Ghaem guided-bomb family to Defense Industries Organization and Iran Electronics Industries production.

Sources: ISWNews Qaem smart bombs

Military tactical communication systems

Treasury says IEI manufactures military tactical communication systems, including field telephones and switchboards; MINDEX also lists portable and vehicular radio communication systems among SAIRAN's top products.

Sources: Treasury HP1145, MINDEX SAIRAN profile

Night vision and laser range finders

Treasury lists night vision systems and laser range finders among IEI's military products.

Sources: Treasury HP1145

Manufacturer History

  1. Company established

    Iran Watch and MINDEX describe Iran Electronics Industries, also known as SAIRAN, as a state-owned Iranian electronics organization founded in 1972.

    Sources: Iran Watch profile, MINDEX SAIRAN profile

  2. Treasury designation under E.O. 13382

    Treasury designated IEI because it was owned or controlled by MODAFL and described its role across military electro-optics, communications, EW, radar tubes, and missile launchers.

    Sources: Treasury HP1145

  3. Space and satellite work documented

    Iran Watch describes IEI as designing and producing communications, research, and remote-sensing satellites and related ground stations, while MINDEX links SAIRAN to drone electronic components and the Omid satellite.

    Sources: Iran Watch profile, MINDEX SAIRAN profile

Subsidiaries
Shiraz Electronics IndustriesIran Communications IndustriesElectronic Components IndustriesInformation Systems of IranIsfahan Optics IndustriesIran Electronics Research InstituteSecurity of Telecommunication and Information TechnologyIran Space Industries Group
Website links
Official siteIran Watch profileTreasury HP1145OFAC sanctions searchGlobalSecurity profileMINDEX SAIRAN profile

IEI is a sanctions-listed, state-owned Iranian defense-electronics conglomerate with several alternate spellings and uneven open English-language documentation. Public sources disagree slightly on the founding year; Iran Watch and MINDEX support 1972.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Iran Watch profilePublisher: Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Supports IEI aliases, website-domain references, founding context, MODAFL control, subsidiaries, and the manufacturer's defense-electronics background. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Treasury HP1145Publisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Supports IEI's Tehran address, MODAFL-controlled status, and the listed military product areas including electro-optics, communications, electronic warfare, radar tubes, and missile launchers. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • GlobalSecurity profilePublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the company's broader defense-electronics scope, the listed subsidiary network, and the Tehran, Esfahan, and Shiraz industrial-complex context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • U.S. Army ODIN Toophan guidePublisher: U.S. Army ODIN Worldwide Equipment Guide | Note: Supports Toophan manufacturer context: the guide says the missile family is jointly manufactured by Aerospace Industries Organization and Iran Electronics Industries. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • ISWNews Qaem smart bombsPublisher: Islamic World News | Note: Supports Qaem/Ghaem designation equivalence, family background, seeker context, and Defense Industries Organization plus Iran Electronics Industries production attribution. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MINDEX SAIRAN profilePublisher: MINDEX Center | Note: Supports SAIRAN naming, 1972 founding context, MODAFL affiliation, listed activity categories, subsidiaries, and representative communications, radar, optics, laser-defense, monitoring, and jamming products. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Wikimedia Commons SAIran.svgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 3.0 reuse for the official seal. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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Toophan anti-tank guided missile, Tube-launched anti-tank guided missile family, Infantry Weapons2011 Syrian Civil War, 2013 War in Iraq +2 moreToophan anti-tank guided missileTube-launched anti-tank guided missile familyBuilt in: IranThe Toophan is an Iranian anti-tank guided missile family derived from the BGM-71 TOW, with wire-guided baseline models and later top-attack, thermobaric, and laser-guided branches. Public reporting connects Toophan systems to Syrian-government-aligned militias, Iraqi Popular Mobilization Unit forces, Houthi-aligned forces in Yemen, and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon through fielded-system, interdiction, battlefield-recovery, and direct-use evidence.

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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