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US B-2 Bombers Flatten Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan Nuclear Sites

Unusual vehicular activity at Fordow emerged in satellite images before the strike, with the IAEA confirming no radiation afterward.

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Satellite image over Fordow, after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, June 22, 2025. 2025.
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Overview

  • The US deployed B-2 stealth bombers armed with six GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs to strike the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan sites on June 21.
  • Maxar satellite imagery from June 19 and 20 revealed unusual truck and bulldozer movements near the underground Fordow facility entrance.
  • President Trump hailed the operation as a “spectacular military success” that “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s enrichment capabilities.
  • Both the IAEA and Iran’s nuclear safety center confirmed that radiation levels remained normal at all three facilities after the attacks.
  • The strikes came days after Israel’s June 12 attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites and Tehran’s retaliatory drone and missile barrages.