Satellite images show Iran begins excavation at Fordow site after US airstrikes
ISIS president David Albright noted that Maxar's imagery shows preparations for inspection at two specific impact zones, with one site already having a crane in place. He further explained in a social media post that terrain instability at the second site could require a larger crane to safely conduct assessments.Iranian activity at the MOP impact points of the underground Fordow Enrichment Plant observed in satellite imagery taken by @Maxar yesterday and today indicate preparations for downhole damage assessment and possible downhole entry of cameras and/or personnel. Imagery from today pic.twitter.com/urrhDSEoXi— David Albright (@DAVIDHALBRIGHT1) June 30, 2025advertisementIn a separate update, Maxar confirmed that the new satellite images, taken on Sunday, show ongoing activity at and around the bomb-damaged ventilation shafts, with personnel visibly working near the northern shaft located on the ridge above the underground complex.This image released by Maxar Technologies shows ongoing activity around ventilation shafts damaged during airstrikes on Iran's Fordow.Albright also noted that Iran has already repaired surface damage to the main entrance road leading to the complex, although there is no evidence yet of attempts to reopen tunnel access points. He added that Iranian teams appear to be conducting engineering damage assessments, possibly backfilling of craters, and likely radiological sampling.Earlier this month, the US military launched coordinated strikes on multiple Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. According to US officials, B-2 bombers dropped more than a dozen Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs, aimed specifically at the ventilation shafts at Fordow.Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said that the US strikes have not rendered Iran's nuclear program inoperable. Contrary to US claims of having set Iran's ambitions back by decades, Grossi warned that Tehran could resume high-level uranium enrichment "within months" if it chose to.This assessment aligns with early findings from the Pentagon's Defence Intelligence Agency, which concluded that the strikes likely delayed, but did not destroy, the core infrastructure of Iran's nuclear program.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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