PARIS, Oct 16 — An exiled Iran opposition group said today it had uncovered a secret new military site run by a shadowy defence ministry research unit which they fear is being used for testing in the Iranian nuclear programme. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) said that work on...
An Iranian national flag flutters in Tehran April 15, 2011. ― AFP pic
A section devoted to geophysics known as the Chamran Group is at the site and, according to the NCRI, “works on projects related to underground nuclear tests”. The NCRI did not provide proof that such testing work was taking place at the new site, but argued that its existence showed again that Iran was breaching the terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal signed with world powers.
Iran has always denied seeking a nuclear weapon, insisting that its atomic programme is aimed at producing energy. But Western powers have long suspected that the drive seeks to make nuclear weapons.
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