{"id":331340,"date":"2025-05-09T13:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331340"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:05:17","slug":"from-natanz-to-ivanaki-tehrans-denial-proves-ncris-credibility-yet-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/demonizing-mek\/from-natanz-to-ivanaki-tehrans-denial-proves-ncris-credibility-yet-again\/","title":{"rendered":"From Natanz to Ivanaki: Tehran\u2019s Denial Proves NCRI\u2019s Credibility Yet Again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Soona Samsami, NCRI\u2019s U.S. Representative, addresses reporters at the NCRI-US press conference \u2014 May 8, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Iranian regime has swiftly dismissed the May 8, 2025, National Council of Resistance of Iran\u2019s (NCRI) revelation<\/a> of a secret nuclear weapons facility at Ivanaki, near Semnan, calling the exposure \u201cfabricated\u201d and accusing the Iranian Resistance of a disinformation campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe method of this terrorist group shows that they provide fabricated reports disguised as so-called intelligence to Western services, including the U.S., to gain credibility,\u201d Tehran\u2019s UN Mission stated<\/a> Thursday, echoing a familiar script employed after previous disclosures.<\/p>\n

State media repeated these accusations. Jamaran<\/em> reported<\/a>, \u201cFox News, relying on satellite images provided by the terrorist group MEK, claimed the existence of a secret nuclear site in Semnan under the codename \u2018Rainbow Site.\u2019\u201d Meanwhile, Ensaf News<\/em> warned<\/a> that \u201cthis report dangerously recalls August 2002, when MEK publicly unveiled Natanz and Arak,\u201d leading to what it described as a \u201cnuclear crisis for the Islamic Republic that has haunted Tehran for over two decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, the Iranian regime\u2019s response fits a well-established pattern. Since 1991, the NCRI and its principal component, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), have exposed over 100 secret<\/a> nuclear-related facilities. Yet only in 2002, after the Natanz revelation, did the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) initiate inspections. Each time, Tehran first issued sweeping denials, then admitted partial truths under pressure.<\/p>\n

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In light of @iaeaorg<\/a> BoG resolution on the #Iranian<\/a> regime's misconduct and failure to cooperate with the @UN<\/a> watchdog, it's crucial to revisit over 3 decades of secretive activities and the NCRI's constant efforts to prevent a nuclear-armed pariah state.https:\/\/t.co\/EiJenAsaiU<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/lvD6qbumiY<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qcXZLwOPO7<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n