On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) held a press conference revealing new intelligence on Iran’s ongoing nuclear weapons program. Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of NCRI-US, cited information from the PMOI network inside Iran, exposing the regime’s continuation of nuclear weaponization under the covert “Kavir Plan,” initiated in 2009 by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
NCRI-US Director Soona Samsami stressed, “Tehran’s goal remains the development of the bomb,” calling for urgent international action: activating the UN snapback mechanism, reimposing sanctions, halting uranium enrichment, dismantling the IRGC’s missile program, and permitting “snap IAEA inspections with no exemptions for military or civilian facilities.”
The Kavir Plan replaced the “Amad Plan,” dismantled in 2003 after being exposed. Now disguised as “desert security” operations in Semnan Province, it functions under SPND (Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research), the regime’s body for nuclear weaponization. The program uses missile and radar infrastructure to mask activities and has identified key sites in Ivanaki, Shahroud, and Semnan.
According to the IAEA’s May 2025 report, “four current sites under investigation are linked to Iran’s earlier Amad Plan,” proving continuity in nuclear development. These facilities advance warhead design, missile integration, and explosive testing—operating within a highly compartmentalized, state-run structure built for rapid deployment.
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Technological developments include solid- and liquid-fueled missiles and boosted nuclear warheads with ranges exceeding 3,000 kilometers. Drones, restricted airspace, and map manipulation support secrecy. The NCRI confirmed, “The declared goal of ‘desert security’ has provided an effective cover for the Kavir Plan.”
The Kavir Plan began with a 2009 directive by regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei and was embedded in regime institutions. Semnan Province was declared a military zone under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency. SPND’s status was elevated within the Ministry of Defense.
“Since December 2024, the Iranian Resistance has revealed four sites associated with the Kavir Plan: The Ivanaki (Eyvanekey) site, the Noor-al-Din Abad Garmsar radar site, the Shahroud missile site, and the expansion of the Semnan missile site.”
Military zones are divided into Red, Yellow, and Blue. The Red Zone prohibits all civilian access and contains core nuclear operations. Sites include:
- Rangin-Kaman (Ivanaki): A strategic SPND facility.
- Ghadir Site: Regional radar and air defense, IRGC-controlled.
- Me’raj-1: Central missile site for Simorgh warheads.
- Imam Reza Training Center (Shahroud): Developing warheads for the Ghaem-100 missile.
- Additional sites support logistics and air defense.
The NCRI stated, “The first four locations listed are part of the Kavir Plan,” while others serve broader military roles.
Security is enforced by the “Kavir Security Unit” and the IRGC’s “Sahib al-Zaman Base.” Agencies use drones with facial recognition, satellite tracking, and surveillance aircraft. Roads were deleted from public maps to prevent discovery. “The IRGC Intelligence Organization has consistently arrested foreign nationals traveling in the region and subjected them to interrogation.”
The original Amad Plan (1999–2003) aimed to develop five warheads for Shahab-3 missiles. Key sites handled uranium extraction, enrichment, warhead fabrication, and explosive testing. This project halted after the NCRI exposed Lavisan-Shian in 2003.
The Kavir Plan, operational since 2009, targets “boosted nuclear warheads for missiles with a range exceeding 3,000 kilometers.” SPND, based in the Noor Building in Tehran, coordinates efforts at Ivanaki, Shahroud, Semnan, and others like Sanjarian and Sorkheh Hesar.
The NCRI emphasized: “Over the past three decades, the regime has not voluntarily reported any of its activities to the IAEA. Instead, they were exposed, most prominently by the NCRI and the PMOI/MEK network inside Iran, and only then did the regime admit to them.”
The regime’s consistent strategy has been “concealment, deception, obfuscation, delaying, and destruction of evidence.”
As the IAEA’s May 31 report showed, Iran’s nuclear program “has pursued no goal other than the production of nuclear weapons from the very beginning.”
NCRI warns that “Tehran’s dash to obtain nuclear weapons has intensified. Make no mistake. Nuclear weapons are the regime’s life insurance policy.” They stress that “the mullahs’ regime is at its most fragile state,” with over 1,300 executions since August and growing internal unrest.
A firm response is demanded:
- Immediate activation of the snapback mechanism before its October expiration.
- Permanent halt to uranium enrichment.
- Verified dismantling of all nuclear sites.
- Elimination of the missile program.
- No exemptions from IAEA inspections.
NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi affirmed in testimony to the U.S. Congress: “There is no need for foreign boots on the ground or using taxpayers’ dollars.” The solution lies in “the Iranian people and their organized resistance.” She concluded: “A democratic, non-nuclear Republic of Iran is entirely within reach.”
