Overview
- A segment of Iran’s underground enriched uranium stockpiles with roughly 60% purity reportedly escaped damage from the mid-June raids.
- The coordinated “Midnight Hammer” operation deployed GBU-57A/B bunker-busters and submarine-launched Tomahawks against Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan enrichment sites.
- US intelligence found no evidence of uranium militarization before the strikes, while Israeli sources point to a secret bomb project uncovered late last year.
- All operating centrifuges at Natanz and Fordow are believed to be disabled, and Iran’s efforts to recover surviving material remain under close surveillance.
- US and Israeli authorities are discussing follow-up strikes and reinforcing monitoring to prevent Tehran from reaccessing the intact stockpiles.