US Israel attacks Iran: How much damage was done? Inside the strikes that shook Iran’s nuclear program
Ali Khanei, Iran’s high leader, said the United States could not do anything important. Israel said that the damage is “very important .. However, the US Pentagon said that Iran has returned for just a few months, according to Telegraph’s report.
What was shot?
In the 1st Natanz enrichment facility, Israel first hit and destroyed the main power plant, electrical lines, spare generators and fuel tanks. This allowed centrifuges to stop working. Satellite images showed smoke and three craters near the enrichment halls, which mean deeper damage.
Later, the United States hit the underground areas and dropped the “Bunker Buster” bombs to Natanz. At least one “penetration hole” was seen.
2. Fordow Enrichment Facility, ie “Crown Jewel”: The United States threw 12 giant bombs under a mountain to Fordow. 80 meters deep ventilation shafts and centrifugal halls targeted. The bombs entered the main shaft 1,000 ft/sec and exploded underground. Iran tried to cover the shafts with concrete, but the bombs exploded. Real damage is unknown, because as the Telegraph report states, deeply underground.
Symptoms of damage before and after
Iran filled tunnels to Fordow and Isfahan before the strikes, perhaps to prevent the explosions or trap from the inside. No dirt or debris was seen outside, which cannot mean tunnel collapse. However, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Fordow’s centrifuges are not “operational anymore”. He said that the vibrations from the bombs destroyed the very sensitive machines. The US and Israeli strikes also hit Iran’s university buildings associated with Iran’s defense research -centered HQ and Nuclear work in Tehran. These were linked to the development of nuclear weapons, according to Telegraph’s report. These people were the key to building nuclear weapons. Iran quickly changed and challenged them.
Did Iran carry something before the attacks?
Iran may have moved uranium and equipment before the attacks. Trucks and bulldozers were seen in Fordow and Isfahan just before the US hit. Later, Iran said that he carried the Uranium to a secret place. US Vice President JD Vance, according to reports, they will work to find and secure the uranium, he said.
However, Trump said that nothing was carried by claiming that there were only construction workers on the site. Experts say it would be difficult for Iran to move the uranium, but it is not impossible. Picakse Mountain, which is close to Natanz, may probably be hiding a deeper underground facility than Fordow.
Only the day before Israel’s attack, Iran claimed that it had established a new Uranium enrichment area, but did not say where it was. Experts believe that there are more hidden nuclear areas, as stated in Telegraph’s report.
Trump and Netanyahu want to show this as a victory to gain political support. Iran is still working on that the program is damaged, but that it is not dead and that it is still on it. Trump claimed that Intel had taken over a call that Iranians said, “This is gone.” “America failed,” Khamenei repeated.
What do US agencies say?
The US Pentagon said that strikes delay Iran’s program for just a few months. CIA is more hopeful – they say the damage is severe. It will take weeks or months for the full truth to know. Israel is now hunting for nuclear materials, even during the ceasefire.
The United States may request that Iran to give up uranium in a future agreement. Only Iran knows how much of 400 kg enriched uranium is left and where it is. The Iranian Parliament suspended cooperation with IAEA by stopping global monitoring. Some Iranian leaders now want to build and test a nuclear bomb. According to the Telegraph report, experts say that rebuilding the lost can take years of Iran.
FAQ
Quarter. How much damage to the US and Israel in Iran’s nuclear program?
In key places such as Natanz and Fordow, they destroyed power supplies and underground tunnels, damaged uranium enrichment machines and slowed Iran’s nuclear work.
S2. Did Iran move its uranium before the attacks?
Experts think that Iran has carried some Uraniums to hidden places before strikes, but there is no clear evidence and Iran rejected it.
