A Reuters investigation found that more than 5,000 "MOD" agencies, all of which share the address of Iran's Ministry of Defense, import hardware, explosives and trucks, settle most transactions without transferring currency. Commodities including Russian commons, Chinese titanium and Ivoco 435 trucks that could be used as mobile launchers arrived via the Caspian, Central Asian and China routes.

A Reuters investigation found that more than 5,000 "MOD" agencies, all of which share the address of Iran's Ministry of Defense, import hardware, explosives and trucks, settle most transactions without transferring currency. Commodities including Russian commons, Chinese titanium and Ivoco 435 trucks that could be used as mobile launchers arrived via the Caspian, Central Asian and China routes.