A new report from an Iranian resistance group alleges that the Islamist regime has attempted to dodge U.S. sanctions on its nuclear programs by shifting personnel and resources to a university closely associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
A recent report by an Iranian resistance group has raised concerns over Iran's alleged attempts to evade U.S. sanctions on its nuclear programs. The report claims that the Islamist regime has shifted personnel and resources to Islamic Azad University, a university with close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the Washington office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), told Fox News Digital that the regime has consistently thwarted the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) efforts to uncover the full scope of its nuclear weapons ambitions.
Iran Attempts to Evade Nuclear Sanctions by Shifting Personnel to University
The NCRI report alleges that the Iranian regime is using Islamic Azad University to conceal its nuclear activities. The university, which has over 1 million students and 50,000 academic staff, is located throughout the country and is one of the largest university systems in the world.
According to the report, the regime's efforts to shift nuclear personnel and resources to Islamic Azad University are part of a strategy to avoid U.S. sanctions. The U.S. has listed the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) on the international sanctions list, prompting university personnel to present their activities as being in service of front companies.
Iran Attempts to Evade Nuclear Sanctions by Shifting Personnel to University
The NCRI report links several major figures at Islamic Azad University with the SPND. Mohammad Medhi Tehranchi, currently president of the university, is alleged to have been involved in the regime's nuclear warhead project. Jamshid Sabbaghzadeh, head of the university's Science and Research Center, has reportedly worked on laser research and nuclear enrichment.
Jafarzadeh criticized the "appeasement" policy of Western powers towards Iran, arguing that the regime has faced little punishment for its actions. He believes that the only way to create real change will come from within Iran, with regime change led by the Iranian people and their organized resistance.
Iran Attempts to Evade Nuclear Sanctions by Shifting Personnel to University
The U.S. State Department has expressed "deep concern" after a UN watchdog confirmed Iran's expansion of a nuclear site. The department urged Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA and to refrain from further escalatory steps.
The U.S. National Security Council did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital by the time of publication.
Iran Attempts to Evade Nuclear Sanctions by Shifting Personnel to University
