Recent satellite imagery indicates ongoing activity and notable damage at Iran’s Foldauran enrichment site, attributed to airstrikes from last week.
The facility was hit by Israeli forces on June 23, the day after a U.S. airstrike using a bunker-buster bomb targeted it.
New high-resolution images from Maxar Technologies show workers and an excavator near the northern shaft of the complex. Additionally, a crane seems to be in operation at the shaft’s entrance, with more vehicles parked along the access road leading to the site.
Maxar’s images also depict extensive destruction of the northern facility, surrounded by craters and dust. Analysts suggest that the strike’s primary aim was to obstruct access and complicate repairs.
Both the U.S. and Israeli governments assert these military actions are designed to impede Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, while Iran insists that its nuclear ambitions are entirely peaceful.
The Fordow site, situated within a mountain near Qom, about 60 miles from Tehran, suffered significant damage during the U.S. bombing on June 22, evident by craters and debris in the area.
Israel confirmed the following day that it conducted another strike targeting access routes to the Fordow facility, an action acknowledged by Iranian officials.
General Dan Kane, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted that all three Iranian nuclear sites have sustained serious damage, but added that a comprehensive assessment of the extent of destruction will require more time.
The latest strike on Fordow is part of a broader Israeli effort, which includes strikes on the notorious Evin prison and various Iranian military command centers, aimed at diminishing the Iranian regime’s military capabilities.
