According to a new report by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Iran is secretly developing nuclear missiles that can reach Europe. The weapons, reportedly designed with North Korea’s assistance, are manufactured at two facilities masquerading as satellite launch sites. According to the NCRI, an exiled opposition group, the sites are fast-tracking Iran’s nuclear missile program, which could deliver missiles capable of traveling more than 3,000 km, possibly reaching Europe.
The NCRI said it has identified a missile site in Shahrud, run by Iran’s Organization for Advanced Defense Research and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The NCRI claims this facility is making a nuclear warhead for the Ghaem-100 missile, which Iran says it might deploy to Greece. The IRGC has tested rocket launchers at the facility three times, disguising the tests as satellite launches, the group claims.
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The second location is southeast of Semnan, and it has been developing Simorgh missiles on North Korean designs. Parts of the facility are underground, and it has been under expansion since 2005. NCRI suggests that Iran links this facility to its space program, using the Khomeini Space Launch Terminal as a cover.
Soona Samsami, a US representative for the NCRI, has said that this is an opportunity for the West to act on Iran’s nuclear ambitions because last year’s Israel attacks on Tehran’s air defense systems have softened Iran. In addition, Samsami made it clear that Iran’s weakness at the present time makes this the perfect opportunity to hold the regime accountable.
