Iranian authorities sought to minimize the extent of the damage caused by U.S. airstrikes on three of its nuclear facilities, despite President Trump’s assertion that the Fordow site “is gone.”
An official from Qom province’s crisis management division acknowledged the strike but described its effect as limited. “A few hours ago, following activation of Qom air defense systems and identification of hostile targets, a part of the area of Fordow nuclear site, was attack by enemy air forces,” the spokesperson said, as reported by Iranian media outlets.
The Fordow installation, located in mountainous terrain south of Tehran, is a deeply buried, well-protected facility central to Iran’s nuclear development. The site is shielded beneath nearly 300 feet of rock, making it one of the most difficult targets to destroy and a key location in any effort to produce nuclear weapons.
Only the United States possesses the “bunker buster” bombs capable of reaching and destroying such hardened underground facilities. These munitions are built specifically to obliterate the centrifuge systems used in uranium enrichment at sites like Fordow.
According to Iranian press, the nuclear complexes in Natanz and Isfahan were also hit during the strikes. This was confirmed by Isfahan’s deputy security governor.
Reports indicated that personnel had been cleared from the facilities prior to the bombings.
{Matzav.com}