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Satellite Images Reveal Alleged Secret Iranian Nuclear Weapons Facility
Fox News has exclusively obtained satellite imagery revealing what an opposition group says is a previously undisclosed Iranian nuclear weapons facility — raising fresh concerns amid ongoing negotiations between Tehran and the Trump administration.
The newly identified site, located in Iran’s Semnan Province, is far from the regime’s already-known nuclear facilities. According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), intelligence gathered from sources inside the country points to a sprawling compound covering nearly 2,500 acres.
Code-named the “Rainbow Site” by Iranian officials, the facility has reportedly been in operation for more than a decade, masked as a chemical production company known as Diba Energy Siba.
Satellite Pics Expose Iran’s Secret Nuclear Site ‘Rainbow’ Developing Missiles With 2,000 Mile Range to Hit US Bases
CHILLING satellite pictures reveal Iran’s sprawling secret nuclear site codenamed “Rainbow”.
Sources in the country have uncovered how the base is being used to develop nuclear-capable missiles with a 2,000-mile range – able to strike US bases in the Middle East. Tehran’s tyrannical regime is using oil and chemical facilities as a cover for nuclear bases, bombshell docs shared with The Sun by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reveal.
Haunting aerial images expose a network of clandestine sites – including “Rainbow” – used by iron-fist leaders to create terrifying nuclear weapons. It comes after senior political sources in Israel told The Sun how Iran’s nuclear scheme should have been dealt with “a long time ago”.
UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST
Iran Wants to Execute a Poet for Political Poems
His real name is Peyman Farahavar, but he publishes his dissident poems in Iran under the pseudonym Sheyda. For this poetry, he has now been sentenced to death in a summary trial at the notorious Lakan Prison in the city of Rasht.
Outside of Iran, the poet Peyman Farahavar, who writes under the pseudonym Sheyda, is virtually unknown. That has now changed under tragic circumstances. Last Thursday, Farahavar was sentenced to death in a summary trial held at the infamous Lakan Prison in the northern Iranian city of Rasht—a prison known as an execution site. The verdict was officially delivered to Farahavar this Tuesday, which is when it became public.
PEN Berlin reported the case in a statement, citing the Iranian human rights organization Hengaw as its source. Hengaw has since also published on its website the name of the judge who presided over Farahavar’s trial: Ahmad Darvish Goftar.
UPDATE: 7:00 AM CEST
Internal Rifts Deepen in Iran’s Regime as Officials Debate US Negotiation ‘Trap’
After negotiations between the Iranian regime and the United States did not take place on Tuesday, May 3, 2025, a new round of infighting began within the regime. On Sunday, May 4, Javan, the official newspaper of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), described negotiations as a “trap” designed to ensnare the regime. In its editorial, with a sarcastic tone aimed at those advocating for talks, it wrote: “From the first day Donald Trump became the U.S. President, he initiated both agreement and threats simultaneously. Although the threats had a military undertone, most internal analysts believed that the U.S., through its maximum pressure campaign, was seeking social unrest and a confrontation between the people and the government. It is necessary to be vigilant about the trap they set, initially luring us into negotiations with leniency, and then, after price collapses, moving towards our red lines to initiate blaming the system…”
Iran’s Vanishing Qanats: A Crisis of Water, Heritage, and Policy
Iran is home to one of the world’s most extensive networks of ancient aqueducts, known as qanats. These underground water channels, a testament to Persian ingenuity, have sustained life in arid regions for over two millennia. Yet today, they are rapidly disappearing. Environmental reports reveal that at least half of Iran’s qanats have been destroyed over the past five decades, raising alarm about both ecological sustainability and cultural preservation.
According to Mohammad Barshan, director of the Qanat Center in Kerman Province, approximately 35,000 qanat systems have been lost over the past 50 years due to a combination of climate change, unregulated well drilling, and environmental degradation. He emphasizes that while Iran once had nearly 70,000 functioning qanats, poor environmental policies and widespread neglect have led to the loss of at least half.
Iran’s Deepening Crisis: Power and Water Outages Spark Public Outrage and Economic Fallout
Even before the arrival of summer and the season’s peak heat, Iran is already grappling with widespread power and water outages that have caused widespread disruption across the country. Reports from citizens and footage shared on social media paint a grim picture of economic damage, deteriorating public health, and growing anger toward government mismanagement.
The outages, occurring at all hours without prior warning, have left many households in the dark—literally and figuratively. People report that power cuts not only shut down lights and appliances but also halt internet services and disable apartment elevators. In many buildings, the water pressure has dropped so significantly that water is only available on the lower floors.
Manouchehr Fallah Sentenced to Death on the Pretext of Causing Damage to the Rasht Courthouse Building
The death sentence issued for political prisoner Manouchehr Fallah, currently held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, reveals that the Revolutionary Court judge based the charge of moharebeh (waging war against God) on the very minor financial damage done to the door and facade of the Rasht courthouse. According to the Rasht Revolutionary Court ruling, Fallah was accused of detonating a sound bomb on June 17, 2023, which caused 25 million rials (approximately $29) in damage to the door and facade of the Rasht courthouse and allegedly created “fear and panic.”
However, according to a report by the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Intelligence, the explosion occurred at 12:30 a.m., when no one was present in or around the courthouse building on Janbazan Street.
Iran Sentences Political Dissident to Death Over Writings and Protest
Political prisoner Peyman Farahavar, a poet and activist from Gilan Province in northern Iran, has been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court for charges related to his poetry, writings, and public positions in support of farmers, criticism of environmental destruction, opposition to widespread villa construction, and condemnation of harmful economic policies in the region.
After seven months of pre-trial detention at Lakan Prison in the city of Rasht, Farahavar was convicted of baghi (armed rebellion) and moharebeh (enmity against God), both capital offenses under Iranian law. Additionally, he received a three-month prison sentence for “propaganda against the regime.” The verdict was issued on May 1, 2025, by Judge Ahmad Darvish-Goftar without the presence of legal counsel.
Forced Transfer of Political Prisoner Youssef Younesi Sparks Protest Sit-In at Evin Prison
Tensions rose inside Evin Prison on Tuesday following the forced relocation of political prisoner Mir Youssef Younesi, aged 70, to Ward 7, a section designated for inmates convicted of common crimes. The decision, ordered by Evin Prison’s warden Heydat Farzadi, led to a protest sit-in by political prisoners in Ward 4.
The incident occurred after a family visit between Younesi and his son Ali Younesi, also a political prisoner. Upon returning to their ward, prison security forces violently separated the two, transferring the elder Younesi to a separate ward. Intelligence agents present at the scene reportedly cited a new directive that forbade the father and son from being housed together. Both prisoners objected and stated their unwillingness to be separated, but the transfer was carried out regardless.
Mir Youssef Younesi, who suffers from diabetes, hearing loss, and other chronic health issues, was forcibly removed despite his medical vulnerabilities. In response, several political prisoners in Ward 4 launched a sit-in protest outside the office of Pasdar Ghasemi, the ward’s head officer, demanding Younesi’s return.
A Glimpse into an Ordinary Day: International Workers’ Day in Iran’s Weary Streets
It’s 5:30 on International Workers’ Day, and the sun has yet to rise behind the smog-covered mountains in eastern Tehran. Ghasem wakes up to the shrill ringtone of his old mobile phone — a device held together by tape after falling three times. It’s May 1st, the day the books say is dedicated to honoring workers like him. But for Ghasem, this day is no different from any other, except that today, he must borrow money just to pay for transportation.
Ghasem is a 47-year-old construction worker. He has no insurance and knees that can no longer carry him up the endless flights of stairs at building sites. In 2025, even with full-time labor, he earns about 90 million rials per month. But his rent alone in southwest Tehran is 120 million. He’s never taken out a loan, never owned a home, and hasn’t had a full week with red meat all year. He has merely survived — if you can even call it that.
Berlin Exhibition Highlights Iran’s Human Rights Abuses and Rise in Political Executions
Berlin, Germany – May 6, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a powerful exhibition and rally in Berlin to expose the worsening human rights crisis in Iran, with a spotlight on the sharp increase in executions of political prisoners.