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Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research

The Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research or S.P.N.D. is a research and development agency of Iran's Ministry of Defence responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. According to Iranian media, it is the Iranian counterpart of the American DARPA.

History
According to the US, it was established in 2011. After Israel's Twelve-Day War with Iran in June 2025 and the assassination of senior Iranian military and scientific officials by Israel, Brigadier general Pasdar Reza Mozaffari Nia was appointed as the new head of the organization. Nia was assassinated during the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran in the 2026 Iran War. == Sanction ==
Sanction
According to the Israeli officials, later backed up by American intelligence officials, it was tasked with the research and development of nuclear weapons, and took over some of the activities of the Iranian nuclear weapon development AMAD Project. It has been sanctioned by the United States Department of State and United States Department of the Treasury. According to Al Jazeera, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, it developed Iran's first COVID-19 testing kits == See also ==
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