Washington, DC – May 8, 2025 – In a major press conference today at the National Press Club, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) unveiled new intelligence exposing a secret Iranian nuclear weapons facility and a parallel effort to produce boosted nuclear warheads and lay the groundwork for hydrogen bombs.
Soona Samsami, NCRI’s U.S. Representative, announced that the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND)—a body controlled by Iran’s Ministry of Defense and the IRGC—has been pursuing tritium extraction to enhance nuclear weapons yields. Central to this project is the clandestine “Rainbow Site” (Rangin Kaman) near Eyvanaki, 55 kilometers southeast of Tehran. Spanning 2,500 acres, the facility operates under the cover of Diba Energy Sina Company, officially registered as a chemical producer.
“This project is not peaceful. It’s designed for nuclear warheads to be mounted on missiles with ranges over 3,000 kilometers,” Samsami stated. “The world must shut down Iran’s nuclear sites, deny enrichment capability, and task the IAEA with verifying closure.” She emphasized that the regime’s nuclear ambitions are intertwined with its survival strategy amid mounting domestic unrest, citing over 1,200 executions since Pezeshkian took office as president.
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Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director, explained that the intelligence was gathered by the PMOI’s internal network in Iran, the same source that exposed Natanz in 2002. “This information comes after years of investigation, verification, and analysis,” he said. SPND, first revealed by NCRI in 2011, has since 2013 quietly recruited nuclear fusion and tritium experts from Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, including Dr. Ebrahim Haji Ebrahimi and Hadi Zaker Khatir, while suppressing academic publications on fusion-related research.
Jafarzadeh detailed the organizational structure: a parent front company, Petsar (Pishtazan-e Towsee-ye San’ati-ye Arya Razi), and four subsidiaries provide procurement and cover. The site itself, originally built under the supervision of assassinated nuclear chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, features underground facilities protected by IRGC missile defenses and the Qadir long-range radar.
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Ms. Samsami:
“There is no need for foreign boots or funds. The only solution is overthrow by the Iranian people and their organized Resistance. Their right to confront the IRGC must be recognized.”#NCRIAlternative #FreeIran2025 pic.twitter.com/GBFqJGvd7a— NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) May 8, 2025
“The regime disguised the site as a paint or missile factory to locals, but its military-level security—fencing, cameras, restricted zones—betrays its real function,” Jafarzadeh noted. “Iran’s nuclear weapons program never stopped; it advanced under greater secrecy.”
The NCRI reiterated calls for invoking the UN snapback mechanism and for international recognition of the Iranian people’s right to confront the IRGC.
A comprehensive report with detailed findings, maps, and documentation is available [here].
