{
  "id": 17626484,
  "title": "Iran has a hidden network of military agencies managing to smuggle hardware past US blockade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/iran-has-a-hidden-network-of-military-agencies-managing-to-smuggle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T15:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-913481"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent investigations have revealed a clandestine network of military agencies in Iran that have been smuggling hardware valued at over $2 billion since 2025. This network, composed of over 5,000 agencies under various MOD names, has managed to evade the US naval blockade and Western sanctions. The agencies, often linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and bonyads, have been instrumental in replenishing Iran's missile and drone arsenals.",
  "summary": "“This is the complete ecosystem of the Iranian military’s trade business,\" said Miad Maleki, a former senior official at the US Treasury Department who helped design the American sanctions on Iran.",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran has a hidden network of military agencies smuggling hardware.",
    "Network smuggles hardware worth over $2 billion since 2025.",
    "Agencies evade US naval blockade and Western sanctions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/17626484.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Reuters: Iran operates secret military network of more than 5,000 entities to evade US sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/reuters-iran-operates-secret-military-network-of-more-than-5-000",
        "published": "2026-11-01T15:34:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}