- Mindex is accepting cryptocurrency for sales of advanced weapons systems.
- Buyers can pay with crypto, Iranian rials, or by bartering, according to the centre’s FAQ page.
- The centre handles overseas defence sales and says it has clients in 35 countries.
- No prices are listed for the weapons on offer.
- Blockchain data show sanctioned states already received significant digital-asset flows, with Chainalysis reporting nearly $16 billion the year before, and United Nations sanctions on the country were re-escalated in 2025.
Mindex, the export arm of Iran‘s Ministry of Defense, is accepting cryptocurrency as a payment option for advanced weapons systems on its website. The move is presented as a way to work around international sanctions, and purchase options listed include crypto, Iranian rials, or barter, per the centre’s FAQ page.
The advertised catalogue names weapons such as missiles, tanks and drones, but it does not show prices for any items. The defence export centre says it sells overseas and claims clients in 35 countries.
This offering is described as among the first known cases of a nation accepting cryptocurrency directly for military equipment, as noted in a separate report. Analysts and trackers have already documented digital-asset flows to sanctioned states, with Chainalysis reporting that U.S.-sanctioned countries received nearly $16 billion in digital assets the year before.
Sanctions on the country were tightened again in 2025, a move that re-escalated earlier restrictions tied to its nuclear program, according to reporting on the reimposition of those measures in 2025. The acceptance of crypto by a state-linked defence seller highlights how digital payments can be used in transactions involving sanctioned parties.
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