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Satellite images of Iran show fresh craters at nuclear site after US bombing

  • On June 21, 2025, the U.S. launched Operation Midnight Hammer, bombing three Iranian nuclear sites: Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.
  • The strikes followed a week of missile exchanges between Iran and Israel, and the Trump administration authorized the attacks despite lacking Congressional approval.
  • The raids involved over 125 aircraft, including B-2 stealth bombers deploying 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrators, with missile strikes creating fresh craters and extensive damage seen in satellite images.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated, "Now is the time to come forward with peace," while the IAEA warned the strikes complicated uranium tracking and may cause radioactive contamination.
  • The attack severely damaged known Iranian nuclear infrastructure but likely pushed Iran to hide materials deeper, complicating future monitoring and risking reduced IAEA cooperation.
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The U.S. carried out attacks that caused “extremely serious damage and destruction” to three nuclear facilities in Iran, General Dan Caine, head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday. President Donald Trump spent weeks looking for a diplomatic route to replace the nuclear deal with Tehran that broke during his first term in 2018. However, Trump finally decided to take military action against the Iranian nuclear program, adding to attack…

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