June 2013: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurates the Imam Sadeq Observation and Monitoring Center, a space monitoring center in the Delijan District of the Markazi Province. The center is equipped with radar, electro-optical, and radio tracking, and was built with help from the Ministry of Defense.
July 2013: U.S. military intelligence reports that Iran could develop and test an ICBM capable of reaching the United States by 2015 and that Iran's two-stage Simorgh space launch vehicle could serve as a test bed for developing ICBM technologies.
August 2013: Iran appears to be developing a new space launch facility 40 km southeast of the city of Shahrud, according to an analysis of satellite imagery by IHS Jane's. The new site has a larger launch pad than the existing Semnan space center and is equipped with a horizontal rocket checkout facility and a 23 meter launch tower. Both the Semnan and Shahrud facilities are believed to be capable of launching Iran's Simorgh satellite launch vehicle.
September 2013: Iran displays its Shahab-3, Sejil, and Ghadr missiles in a military parade marking the start of Sacred Defense Week. The solid-fuel Sejil missile has two stages and a greater range than the Shahab-3.
October 2013: U.S. authorities indict Reza Olangian on charges of attempting to acquire and transfer surface-to-air missiles to Iran.
November 2013: A report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) estimates that Iran is "unlikely" to deploy an operational ICBM before 2020.
December 2013: Pursuant to Executive Order 13382, the Treasury Department imposes sanctions on several Iranian entities for their links to Iran's ballistic missile and military aviation programs, including Maro Sanat Company, Navid Composite Material Company, and Qods Aviation Industries, as well as Qods front companies Fan Pardazan and Ertebat Gostar Novin and Qods's commercial manager Reza Amidi. Navid Composite is building a carbon fiber production plant in Iran, according to the Treasury Department.
December 2013: Iran launches a monkey into space for the second time, using a liquid-fueled rocket that travels 120 km into space and returns to earth after 15 minutes, according to Iranian scientists.
January 2014: Iran's ballistic missiles are "inherently capable of delivering WMD," according to a worldwide threat assessment by the U.S. intelligence community. The intelligence community also assesses that Iran's space launch program provides the country with the means to develop longer-range missiles, including an ICBM, and that Iran maintains the largest inventory of ballistic missiles in the Middle East.
February 2014: Iran displays two satellites developed by researcher at Malek Ashtar University. "Tadbir" (Wisdom) is an improved version of the "Navid-e-Elm-o-Sanat" (The Promise of Science and Industry) satellite, with upgraded imagery resolution, while the "Khalij-e-Fars" (Persian Gulf) satellite supports secure wireless communications.
February 2014: German authorities reportedly arrest a German-Iranian man, Dr. Ali Reza B., on charges of providing Iran with components for its missile program. The equipment, worth nearly $315,000, includes dual-use items such as vacuum pumps and valves.
February 2014: Iran announces the test of a ballistic missile known as the "Barani." Iran claims the missile has a new submunition warhead able to better evade missile defense systems and attack multiple targets simultaneously.
March 2014: Israel intercepts a ship carrying Iranian weapons bound for Gaza. The arms seized from the Klos C, a cargo ship, include M-302 rockets, which are capable of reaching any point in Israel.
Iran Missile Milestones 1985-2014 Iran Watch