At a dedicated additive manufacturing roundtable, Iranian steelmaker Foolad Saba and MSTID, the venture capital fund under Mobarakeh Steel, stated that 3D printing metal powder supply is constrained by import restrictions, lead times of roughly six months, and high costs. The two parties will leverage Saba's melting and melt refining capabilities to establish localized production of steel and superalloy powders. Meanwhile, the first national additive manufacturing exhibition, AMnexus 2026, was held on November 2-3 at the University of Tehran Science and Technology Park, signaling that Iran's additive manufacturing ecosystem is entering a phase of exhibitions and formal organization. Under sanctions, powder localization is a signal of substitution markets for international powder suppliers: the self-sufficiency gap for steel and superalloy powders in the Middle East will be difficult to close in the short term, and suppliers with compliant export pathways can watch for procurement windows arising from emerging powder production demand in Iran and neighboring regions.