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Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid US tensions

Iran is reinforcing multiple nuclear and military sites with concrete shields, backfilled tunnels, and repaired missile bases amid US-Israel tensions, according to satellite analyses.

  • Satellite images show Iran encasing and concealing a facility at the Parchin military complex in concrete and soil, potentially enhancing its protection against aerial strikes.
  • Analysts say the structure may have housed a long cylindrical chamber, possibly used for nuclear weapons development or conventional weapons research.
  • Satellite photos also reveal changes at the Isfahan nuclear complex, which was struck by the US during last year's conflict with Iran.
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Satellite images reportedly show Iran recently building a concrete shield over a new structure at a sensitive military site and covering it with soil, experts say, advancing work on a location that was reportedly bombed by Israel in 2024 amid tensions with the US. According to foreign media, the images also show that Iran has "buried" tunnel entrances to a nuclear site bombed by the US during Israel's 12-day war with Iran last year, fortified tu…

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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