Iran’s state‑run arms agency Mindex says foreign buyers can pay in crypto
2026-01-02 11:45
Iran is now letting other countries buy missiles, drones, warships, and more using cryptocurrency, according to its state-backed arms export agency, Mindex.Crypto, barter, and Iranian rials are all valid payment methods. The offer started sometime last year and signals one of the first public cases where a country is openly accepting crypto for military weapons. Mindex says it has clients in 35 countries. The catalog is stacked. It includes Emad ballistic missiles, Shahed drones, Shahid Soleimani-class warships, and air defense systems. There are also cruise missiles, small arms, and rockets; some of which have already been seen in the hands of Iran-backed armed groups, according to western governments and the United Nations. Mindex platform lists war gear, takes crypto, and shrugs at sanctions The Mindex site is up, public, and slick. It’s in several languages. The domain is hosted on an Iranian cloud provider that’s already under U.S. Treasury sanctions....
