Initial satellite imagery documenting the strike on Iran's Fordo nuclear complex, situated 12 miles northeast of Qom, reveals precise impact locations where Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs struck the formidable mountain barrier shielding dual enrichment chambers. These facilities housed centrifuge cascades designed for high-grade uranium processing – potentially reaching the 90% weapons-grade threshold. Notably, investigators previously detected uranium particles enriched to 83.7% at this location. The full extent of structural damage remains under assessment.
The Open Source Centre created a topographical and 3D model of the facility, layering imagery from 22 June 2025. Using this, we can see where the strikes hit the Fordow facility, likely targeting the cascade hall buried underneath the GBU-57A/B MOP entry points. pic.twitter.com/Et70FLZZYc
— Open Source Centre (@osc_london) June 22, 2025
Dual breach points identified near summit
Premium-resolution imagery from the Open Source Center documents no fewer than two mountain penetration sites, accompanied by apparent ground subsidence and significant topographical disruption. Intelligence analysis suggests the bombardment targeted facility sections Iran constructed within the mountain before concealing them, with 2009 construction photography confirming these structures at identical coordinates.
Strike correlation with facility blueprints
Previously disclosed site schematics, including materials from Israel's 2018 Iranian nuclear archive acquisition, pinpoint the targeted zone as housing primary enrichment chambers containing extensive centrifuge networks. These approximately 3,000 centrifuges perform isotope separation of uranium gas particles, concentrating uranium-235 for nuclear fission applications.
American defense reporting indicates seven B-2 Spirit bombers executed the operation, each aircraft deploying dual 30,000-pound MOP weapons. Given the munitions' documented 200-foot penetration capability, sequential bomb deployment was necessary to reach enrichment halls positioned an estimated 260-295 feet below surface level.
Pre-strike defensive preparations documented
Surveillance imagery from the 48-hour pre-attack period captures intensive truck and heavy machinery activity surrounding the installation – clear indicators of Iranian defensive preparations. December 19th satellite data shows substantial vehicle concentrations at the site, while subsequent imagery reveals systematic sand-filling of paved access tunnels, apparently intended to absorb explosive impact and prevent complete access route destruction.
Planet Labs imagery shows at least two clusters of hits on Fordo site pic.twitter.com/RVOcICn8fa
— avi scharf (@avischarf) June 22, 2025
Iranian authorities assert complete evacuation of nuclear materials and equipment occurred prior to the strike. Speculation centers on potential relocation of Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile (estimated at 60% purity) to the reinforced facility. The International Atomic Energy Agency reports communication loss with the site since hostilities commenced, suspending all monitoring operations. No radioactive contamination has been detected regionally.
The installation originally served as a Revolutionary Guards missile facility before nuclear conversion during 2006-2007 under "Project Al-Ghadir," part of Iran's Amad nuclear weapons development initiative documented in Israel's 2018 archive seizure. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action mandated 15-year enrichment cessation and civilian research only, but American withdrawal in May 2018 prompted Iranian resumption of enrichment activities.
