In an investigative report, Reuters reported that the Islamic Republic, with a secret network of more than five thousand entities linked to its military structure, imported billions of dollars in equipment needed for missile and UAV programs by circumventing Western sanctions and the US naval blockade. According to this report, just one of these entities imported $2.3 billion worth of military equipment from January 1403 to July 1405. These shipments included explosives, rocket fuel compounds, weapon parts and heavy trucks. Reuters reported that this network is linked to the Revolutionary Guards and a large part of its equipment enters Iran with a registered origin of China, Russia and European countries. According to the data reviewed, 97 percent of shipments were cleared without direct currency transfers, and foreign middlemen purchased equipment using proceeds from illegal oil sales. According to Reuters, imports of the Islamic Republic's military equipment continued even during the war and the US naval blockade.

In an investigative report, Reuters reported that the Islamic Republic, with a secret network of more than five thousand entities linked to its military structure, imported billions of dollars in equipment needed for missile and UAV programs by circumventing Western sanctions and the US naval blockade. According to this report, just one of these entities imported $2.3 billion worth of military equipment from January 1403 to July 1405. These shipments included explosives, rocket fuel compounds, weapon parts and heavy trucks. Reuters reported that this network is linked to the Revolutionary Guards and a large part of its equipment enters Iran with a registered origin of China, Russia and European countries. According to the data reviewed, 97 percent of shipments were cleared without direct currency transfers, and foreign middlemen purchased equipment using proceeds from illegal oil sales. According to Reuters, imports of the Islamic Republic's military equipment continued even during the war and the US naval blockade.