US EditionIran’s nuclear facilities damaged but not destroyed, experts say
- On June 13, Israel initiated an extended campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear sites, missile production plants, and key military leadership, concentrating on locations including Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.
- The operation aims to prevent Tehran from building atomic weapons, but officials acknowledge force alone cannot fully destroy Iran's nuclear program.
- Israel destroyed surface and power support facilities at Natanz causing moderate damage, while underground enrichment halls at Fordow and Isfahan remain intact and hard to strike.
- Experts report Iran holds 400 kilograms of highly-enriched uranium and warn the strikes complicate monitoring and may push activities deeper underground; Grossi called the damage "a very devastating hit."
- In retaliation, Iran launched a large-scale barrage of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles targeting Israeli cities, prompting caution among Israel and its allies amid ongoing concerns about Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
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Israel's air strikes damaged Iran's nuclear program, but they were probably far from eliminating it, experts said, presenting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the United States with a dilemma as to what to do next.The full extent of the destruction caused by the continued missile bombing is just beginning to become clear.
Damage to Iranian nuclear sites so far appears limited
US President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday it was unclear whether Iran still has a nuclear program following Israeli strikes, but experts say the damage to the country's nuclear facilities so far has appeared limited. Israel's attacks succeeded in killing Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists and striking military command and control facilities and air defenses, but satellite imagery did not yet show significant damage to nuclear…
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