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Analysis of satellite images reveals movements indicating possible hidden nuclear stockpiles inside tunnels surrounding Iran's Isfahan facility, a site raising growing concern for both Washington and Tel Aviv.
Analysis of satellite images reveals movements indicating possible hidden nuclear stockpiles inside tunnels surrounding Iran's Isfahan facility, a site raising growing concern for both Washington and Tel Aviv.
The Isfahan uranium conversion site is one of the most important facilities in Iran's nuclear program, where raw materials are transferred for reprocessing and conversion into uranium hexafluoride, a key element in enrichment operations, according to CNN.
Over the past months, several sensitive sites inside Iran, including universities, uranium production facilities, and nuclear program-related installations, have been subjected to joint attacks by the United States and Israel, causing significant damage to parts of the nuclear infrastructure, according to the network.
However, satellite image analysis indicated that some key components of the nuclear fuel production chain were not fully targeted, raising questions about the actual impact of these strikes on Iran's nuclear capabilities.
David Albright, founder and president of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, said the stockpiles in Isfahan represent a "great danger." He explained that the amount of enriched uranium there equals a full year's output of Iran's enrichment capacity, and most of it is believed to still be stored at the site.
Albright added that this file is one of the most prominent points of contention in international negotiations with Iran, given the US insistence on the need to remove nuclear stockpiles as a prerequisite for any diplomatic progress.
He stressed that determining the remaining quantity of enriched uranium inside Iran is a critical factor in assessing whether the country still poses an actual nuclear threat.
