Satellite images of Iran show fresh craters at nuclear site after US bombing
- On June 21, 2025, U.S. forces launched Operation Midnight Hammer, airstrikes against the Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites in Iran.
- The strikes followed a week of missile exchanges between Iran and Israel and aimed to disrupt Iran's nuclear capabilities amid rising tensions.
- Satellite images from Maxar showed new craters and probable tunnel collapses at Fordo, while inspectors reported losing track of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrators, GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs, were dropped, causing severe damage without radiation releases.
- The attacks have complicated International Atomic Energy Agency efforts to monitor uranium, as materials were likely moved to undisclosed hardened locations.
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