Skip next section Fordo — the heart of Iran’s nuclear program
06/22/2025June 22, 2025
Fordo — the heart of Iran’s nuclear program
Situated on a former military base near the city of Ghom, Iran’s leaders secretly installed the Fordo facility in the early 2000s.
That may be because a large part of the Fordo complex lies deep underground. To protect the site from possible attacks or sabotage and keep it out of view of IAEA inspectors, Iran had a system of 60-to-90-meter-deep tunnels (197 and 295 feet) drilled into the mountains.
International intelligence services first made the existence of the underground site public in 2009.
In 2012, the IAEA announced that scientists at Fordo had begun enriching uranium up to 20% “for medical purposes.”
It is thought that a total of about 3,000 enrichment centrifuges have been installed at the underground site since then. Although Fordo is a smaller complex than Natanz, it is reportedly capable of producing purer grades of uranium, making it militarily far more significant.
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Skip next section Trump confirms US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites
06/22/2025June 22, 2025
Trump confirms US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites
President Donald Trump said the US had carried out attacks against three nuclear sites in Iran, including the site in Fordo.
Trump posted on his Truth Social account that a “a full payload of bombs was dropped” on the site, that is known to be located several dozen meters underground, making it more difficult to attack.
According the post, all planes that took part in the strikes left Iranian airspace.
“Congratulations to our great American warriors,” Trump said, adding that it is now “time for peace.”
The strikes’ effects are still not known.
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