Images are now emerging showing the before and after at Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility. The “before” being of course previous to Saturday night, the “after” being after the United States unleashed numerous bunker-busting bombs and reportedly absolutely demolished the site.
Part of the mountain was simply vaporized:
The first satellite images from Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment site show that part of the mountain protecting the facility was completely obliterated by US bunker buster bomb strikes Saturday.
Possible bomb entry points and rubble was visible following President Trump’s surprise B-2 stealth bomber attack overnight, the images taken by Maxar Technologies show.
The once-brown mountainside turned gray in parts, with the entire topography of the area changed by the detonation of 14 30,000-pound Massive Ordinance Penetrator (MOP) bombs.
If you look closely, you can see holes in the ground where presumably the bombs burrowed their way in before fully detonating:
See the difference?
Below is a comparison of imagery before & after the U.S. strikes revealing changes to the terrain above the Fordow Nuclear Facility. Look closely. pic.twitter.com/oFgF2qS5nM
— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) June 22, 2025
As many as 12 (reports vary) of these massive bombs were used, and you can see again in this picture right where they apparently went in:
New satellite image from Fordow 👇
Six missile entry points are clearly visible. Twelve GBU-57 bombs in total were dropped on this site. The entry points are right above the main centrifuge halls (not the entrances, as was earlier reported). pic.twitter.com/bQOD8JhYPH
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) June 22, 2025
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Another effect of the attack: clouds of dust engulfing the air in what must be a hellish scene on the ground:
Light gray smoke also appears to be hanging in the air over the site, around 100 miles south of Tehran, the images show.
Other high-resolution satellite images suggest Iran sealed up the tunnel entrances at Fordow before the attack.
An artery of roads lead to the facility, with pre-images showing many vehicles lined up close to the entry points.The Fordow site suffered “major damage” in the strike along with a second site in Esfahan, while the nuclear site in Natanz has been destroyed, sources told the Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
Tehran is yet to issue a damage assessment of the site.
Before and after satellite images of Fordow that show massive amounts of dust as a result of the attack.
It’s reportedly from the concrete and other materials from the Iranian nuclear facility that got obliterated. pic.twitter.com/XSqltbKlOT
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) June 22, 2025
The site was complex, cost billions of dollars, and took many years to build. But now it is apparently no more.
Fordow wasn’t just another nuclear site. It was Iran’s most protected one.
Built in secret starting in 2006, it took six years to complete and became active in 2012. Buried under 90 meters of rock near Qom, it was made to survive airstrikes and even bunker-busting bombs.
The… pic.twitter.com/o0SyVwrQbt
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 22, 2025
The site cost up to $1.7 billion. But for Iran’s nuclear ambitions, it was worth far more.
Now it’s gone. This is one of the biggest blows to Iran’s nuclear program.
RIP, Fordow. Iran might want to listen the next time Donald Trump tells them exactly what his intentions are.
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