US President Donald Trump announced what he called a 'spectacular military success' on June 21, saying US bombers struck Iran's nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The strikes took place early on June 22 local time. Satellite images show the Fordow fuel enrichment site, built deep underground in anticipation of such an attack, before and after the bombing.
Satellite Imagery Shows Iran's Fordow Site Before And After US Bombing
- By RFE/RL
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Smoke is seen rising from impact craters left by the US strike on Iran's fuel enrichment facility at Fordow in a satellite image taken on June 22.
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A satellite overview shows the Fordow enrichment facility and an access road before the US strike.
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Trucks and bulldozers are seen near the entrance to the Fordow underground facility prior to the strike. Iran claimed that it had removed material from Fordow and the other targeted sites before they were hit. President Trump claimed the US strikes "obliterated" key Iranian nuclear sites.
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Cargo trucks are seen positioned near the entrance to the Fordow facility on June 19, prior to the strike.
