Overview

• Iran has increased uranium enrichment at Fordow to 60% purity, raising its stockpile to 409 kilograms since 2018.
• The IAEA expressed serious concern about the significant rise in highly enriched uranium production at Fordow.
• Fordow is built 80-90 meters underground with five tunnel entrances and robust air defenses that thwart most conventional strikes.
• Israel has conducted airstrikes on other nuclear sites while leaving Fordow intact and has called on the United States to use its GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator to neutralize the facility.
• Analysts warn that Iran could convert its 60% enriched uranium into weapons-grade material within weeks if left unchecked.