Iranian Opposition Group Says Regime Has Developed More Sophisticated Nuclear Program

The deputy director of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Alireza Jafarzadeh, says the Kavir Plan is ’much more sophisticated' than a previous program.

The deputy director of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Alireza Jafarzadeh, points at a map of Iran during a press conference in Washington on June 10, 2025. Courtesy of NCRI

A major Iranian opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said on Tuesday that the regime in Tehran has developed a “much more sophisticated” plan to maintain its secret nuclear weapons program.

The allegations were made as the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency met in Vienna. The board could censure Iran for failing to comply with inspectors, which could bring the issue before the U.N. Security Council.