Natanz and Fordow. Both are built to protect from strikes. Natanz is underground, while Fordow is built deep into a mountainside, near the holy city of Qom. Iran said on Thursday that it would acceler

Israel targets Iran's nukes, missiles, and commanders in bid to halt bomb program; experts say delay may be temporary

Experts note there is no visible evidence yet that Israel has hit underground facilities; head of UN atomic watchdog reports above-ground enrichment plant at Natanz was blown up

The attack gives Iranians a common cause, despite their feelings about their government . As the Stimson Center’s longtime Iran analyst Barbara Slavin notes: Iran can and like

The Iranian strikes came after Israel launched a wave of air attacks on Iran, destroying an aboveground nuclear enrichment plant near Natanz, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said. Israeli Iron Dome air defense intercepts missiles on Friday.

Israels June 13, 2025, attack targeted Iranian nuclear facilities but failed to strike Fordow, a critical enrichment site. Irans nuclear program remains resilient without Fordows destruction. The strike hit Natanz and killed scientists,