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Early Iran Bomb Damage Spin Falls Apart

  • On June 22, the US Air Force launched Operation Midnight Hammer, striking three Iranian nuclear sites including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan with bunker-busting bombs and cruise missiles.
  • The attack came after a 12-day conflict that began with Israeli strikes and the killing of Iranian commanders, which ended on June 24 with a delicate ceasefire arranged through US and Qatari mediation.
  • US officials and intelligence, including CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Gen. Dan Caine, described the damage as severe and precisely targeted, while Iran and some experts indicated the damage was extensive but not total and possibly repairable.
  • Satellite images showed active Iranian crews assessing craters and infrastructure, and while President Trump claimed complete destruction, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s preliminary report suggested the program was set back by only a few months.
  • The attacks heightened tensions and internal debates in Iran over nuclear weaponization, complicating diplomacy despite US signals of readiness to resume talks contingent on security guarantees and sanctions relief.
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By Tim Lister and Annoa Abekah-Mensah, CNN New satellite images show ongoing work at Iran's Fordow nuclear enrichment facility, which was attacked by US B-2 bombers this month. The images were taken Sunday by Maxar Technologies, which said they “reveal ongoing activity in and near the vents and holes caused by last week's airstrikes at the Fordow fuel enrichment complex.” The photos show “an excavator and several workers positioned next to the n…

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