Iran likely filled in tunnels at nuclear sites ahead of U.S. strikes
An analysis of satellite photos by a nuclear nonproliferation group based in Washington shows Iran likely filled in tunnels at its nuclear site at Isfahan ahead of U.S. strikes early Sunday.
The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security published satellite images taken by Airbus it assessed showed trucks dumping soil into tunnels at the site on Friday.
The U.S. attack likely targeted the tunnel entries, the group said.
“At least three of the four tunnel entrances are collapsed,” it said. “The status of the fourth one is unclear.”
Iran also is believed to have filled in tunnels at its underground Fordo enrichment facility before the American strike. That may have been to protect the sites from the strikes.
Meanwhile, the U.S. cruise missile strike at the Isfahan site likely destroyed its uranium conversion facility, the Institute for Science and International Security said.
That facility takes natural uranium and turns it into uranium hexafluoride, which is what Iran spins in centrifuges to enrich.
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