Reference News website reported on June 23 that according to the Singapore United Daily News website's report on June 23, a senior U.S. official who wished to remain anonymous admitted that the massive bunker-buster bombs dropped by the U.S. B-2 bomber on the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran did not completely destroy this heavily guarded nuclear facility, but caused serious damage.
The New York Times reported on the 22nd that two Israeli officials with knowledge of the matter revealed that Israel's military initially analyzed that the Fordow nuclear facility suffered severe damage in the U.S. raid, but was not completely destroyed. They also said that before the U.S. attack, Iran seemed to have moved equipment including enriched uranium from the Fordow nuclear facility.
A senior U.S. official admitted that the U.S. air strike did not destroy the Fordow nuclear facility, but caused serious damage. This official stated that even 12 massive bunker-buster bombs would not be able to destroy this nuclear facility.
Israel and the United States are still assessing the losses of Iran's three key nuclear facilities, and no final conclusions have been reached. Due to the involvement of intelligence matters, the interviewee officials all requested anonymity.
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on the 22nd that the tunnel entrance used to store part of the enriched uranium inventory at the Isfahan nuclear facility in Iran was damaged during the U.S. attack. Some officials previously pointed out that most of Iran's highly enriched uranium is stored underground at the Isfahan nuclear facility.
In addition, IAEA Director General Grossi said that the Fordow uranium enrichment facility is located deep inside a mountain in central Iran. Given its underground location and the penetrative power of the bombs used by the United States, it is temporarily impossible to assess the extent of damage to this nuclear facility.
According to the IAEA statement, after the U.S. launched an air strike on the night of the 21st, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities in Iran were hit. The Isfahan nuclear facility, which had been repeatedly attacked by Israel, suffered further damage.
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