{"id":332857,"date":"2025-06-11T06:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T05:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=332857"},"modified":"2025-06-11T08:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:37:13","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-11-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-june-11-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 June 11, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MEK supporters held a rally in Sydney, Australia, to condemn executions in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran Is ‘Intensifying Efforts to Acquire Nuclear Weapons with New Covert Weapons Scheme’, Political Opponents Claim<\/h3>\n

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Iran<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is allegedly embarking upon a covert\u00a0nuclear weapons<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0development plan under the guise of building satellite-launching missiles, political opponents of the regime claimed today.<\/p>\n

Under the so-called ‘Kavir Plan’, Tehran is said to be intensifying efforts to acquire weapons with a range exceeding 3,000km (1,864 miles), despite ongoing talks to hash out a new nuclear accord and the lingering threat of a Western-backed resolution that would accuse Iran of violating its non-proliferation obligations.<\/p>\n

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) claimed on Tuesday to have uncovered evidence that the regime has designated the desert region in southern Semnan Province to developing and testing nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n

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Iran Quietly Expanding Nuclear Program to Build Weapons Under \u2018Kavir Plan\u2019 Codename, Dissident Group Says<\/h3>\n

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Iran has been\u00a0expanding its nuclear program to build weapons<\/a>\u00a0under the direct oversight of its so-called \u201csupreme leader,\u201d Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a coalition of Iranian opposition groups revealed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

At an event in Washington, DC, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which seeks to overthrow the country\u2019s Islamist regime, unveiled explosive new intelligence alleging that Tehran has been working to build nuclear weapons while telling the world its expanding nuclear program is only meant for peaceful civilian uses.<\/p>\n

The revelations, sourced from the NCRI\u2019s network of dissidents inside Iran, suggest a sophisticated operation named \u201cKavir Plan\u201d has intensified over the past 15 years with the aim of\u00a0developing boosted nuclear warheads<\/a>\u00a0for ballistic missiles with ranges exceeding 3,000 kilometers.<\/p>\n

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IAEA Report Exposes the Undeniable Truth That Iran\u2019s Regime Cannot Be Trusted<\/h3>\n

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The international community has reached a critical juncture regarding the Iranian regime\u2019s nuclear program. Following a damning report and remarks by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on June 9, any lingering hope that the clerical regime\u2019s nuclear ambitions are peaceful has been definitively shattered.\u00a0The comprehensive evidence laid before the IAEA\u2019s Board of Governors paints a grim and undeniable picture: the regime in Tehran operates on a foundation of deception, is actively concealing a military nuclear program, and is accumulating enriched uranium at a level that constitutes a grave threat to global peace and security.<\/p>\n

The evidence is a clear indictment. The world can no longer afford to engage in wishful thinking or pursue policies of appeasement. The regime\u2019s word is worthless, and its actions speak to a singular, sinister goal.<\/p>\n

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Sharp Rise in Child Labor Across Iran Amid Economic Crisis<\/h3>\n

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Iran is witnessing a steep rise in child labor, particularly in urban centers like Tehran, as economic hardship intensifies and state protection systems continue to falter. On the World Day Against Child Labor, June 12, we shed light on the tragic situation of child laborers in Iran.\u00a0In May 2024, Soudabeh Najafi, a Tehran City Council member and head of its Health Committee, described the presence of children working on the streets as a \u201cserious red flag\u201d being ignored by authorities. In an interview with\u00a0Shargh Daily<\/em>\u00a0on May 14, 2024, Najafi warned that the number of child laborers in Tehran had noticeably increased in recent months and that \u201cchildren\u2019s presence on the streets is a crisis that must not be normalized.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Enforced Disappearance of Edris Faqihi<\/h3>\n

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Edris Faqihi, a young Kurdish man from Sanandaj, has been subjected to enforced disappearance for more than three years following his arrest by Iranian security forces. His family remains completely unaware of his fate, and neither the security nor judicial authorities in Iran have accepted responsibility for his detention or disclosed his whereabouts.<\/p>\n

According to human rights sources, Edris Faqihi has been missing since August 2021, when he was arrested in the village of Alamabad, located in Bukan County in Iran\u2019s West Azerbaijan Province. At the time of his arrest on July 27, 2021, he had sustained a gunshot wound to the leg during an armed clash between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and unidentified gunmen. Eyewitnesses reported that Faqihi, who was injured and unarmed, offered no resistance at the time of his arrest by IRGC forces.<\/p>\n

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Shiva Esmaeili, Political Prisoner in Evin, Denied Phone Contact with Her Children<\/h3>\n

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Shiva Esmaeili, a political prisoner held in the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison, has been denied the right to phone contact with her children following her support for the protest campaign \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays.\u201d The decision was made under the direct order of Hedayatollah Farzadi, the head of Evin Prison.\u00a0According to informed sources, this disciplinary action was imposed after Esmaeili expressed her support for the anti-execution campaign from inside prison. Her sons, Seyed Mehdi Vafaee Sani and Seyed Alireza Vafaee Sani, are also imprisoned in Ward 8 of Evin Prison on political charges. Seyed Mehdi is serving a six-year sentence, while Seyed Alireza has been sentenced to five years. With this new restriction in place, Shiva Esmaeili has now been deprived of the basic human right to communicate with her children.<\/p>\n

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How Corruption Under Khamenei\u2019s Rule Has Destroyed Iran\u2019s Economy<\/h3>\n

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Systemic corruption is eating away at the Islamic Republic of Iran like termites devouring a rotten foundation. For over four decades, the regime of Velayat-e Faqih has ruled Iran with deceptive slogans and hollow promises. Today, it is drowning in the swamp of institutionalized corruption. This deeply rooted corruption, entrenched in the country\u2019s political, economic, and governmental structures, has not only plunged Iranian society into poverty and misery but also dragged the regime\u2019s global standing to an all-time low. In the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Iran ranked 149th out of 180 countries, reflecting the alarming depth of corruption at the heart of the ruling system.<\/p>\n

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MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Sydney to Condemn Executions in Iran<\/h3>\n
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Australia, June 7, 2025: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Sydney to Condemn Executions in Iran<\/div><\/div>
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