Overview

• An Israeli official disclosed that about 400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan were still in place when U.S. bunker-busting bombs struck on June 21.
• Analysts assess that much of the material lies buried under collapsed structures, with Isfahan’s deeply buried stores judged potentially accessible but hard to remove.
• Western intelligence sources confirmed the Israeli finding that Iran did not relocate its stockpiles in advance of the strikes and that rubble concealment complicates recovery.
• Iran expelled International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors and disabled monitoring equipment on July 3, eliminating independent verification of site damage and uranium status.
• Israel and U.S. surveillance teams are monitoring the sites and have warned that any Iranian recovery effort could trigger follow-on military action.