Satellite images reveals damage to Iran’s key nuclear sections

Paul Brown and Shayan Sardarizadeh

BBC Check

Masar / BBC satellite image showing damage to the Natana nuclear siteMahr / BBC

Satellite images, which are shared from the BBC Verify, gave a clearer picture of the damage caused by two key nuclear plants of Iran, as well as with other military purposes.

Images from two different providers show damage to Natanets’s nuclear facilities, as well as the Tabriz missile, hit the first round of Iran on Friday.

Other images show damage to other famous missile bases.

Israel continues to focus on numerous sites all over Iran that pushed Retrietary blows.

Nuclear areas

Recently released optical satellite shots from Maxar show the most clear picture of what happened on key Iranian nuclear sites in Natanta and Isfahan.

In Natants, we see a damage to the plant for the enrichment of pilot fuel and electric substation, reports the analysis of the Institute of Space and International Security (ISIS).

MAXAR / BBC graphics showing damage to the Natanets Nuclear SiteMahr / BBC

This follows from the previous analysis of radar images that for the first time showed harm.

On Friday, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grosi, told the UN Security Council that “the highest part of the Pilot Fuel Establishment, where Iran produced up to 60% U-235, was destroyed.”

Uranus-235 is important for both nuclear power plants.

The proven frames made shortly after the strikes show that several flames rise from the place.

Justin Branco of the Royal Institute of the United Services (Russia) told the BBC to make sure that, although unconvincing, the explosion model “corresponds to the penetrating bombs used. Probably GBU-31 (V) 3s or even possibly more specialized penetrating GBU-28s.”

Image of a telegram located in social media shows that a car moving along the road rises with smoke to thisTelegram

Video on social media shows the pluses of smoke raised from the site

These ammunition, known as “bunker bosoms”, were used by Israel in the past to orientation to underground objects both in gas and in Lebanon.

However, Mr. Gross said that “there is no signs of a physical attack on an underground cascading hall, which contains part of the pilot plant to enrich fuel and the main fuel enrichment plant.”

The IAEA confirmed this on Saturday Four “critical buildings” were damaged in IsfohanIncluding the Uranium transformation facility and the fuel plate production plant.

The BBC checks for the analysis of the latest images from Maxar, revealed visible damage to at least two structures in Isfahan and a clear sign near the site of the site.

Satellite pictures of Maxar showing visible damage structures in IsfohanMaxim

Satellite shots showing visible damage structures in Isfohan

The IAEA stated that “an increase in radiation outside” was recorded in either Natants or Isfahan.

Maxar also presented images from the other two key Iranian nuclear sites that did not show visible evidence of damage, specifically in the heavy water reactor or Fordow enrichment.

Iranian media reported that the last site was aimed, but IDF has since denied it.

Sites Rockets/Radar

Images and analysis shot on Friday at Umbra Space detects several parts of the rocket complex near the city of Tabriz in northwest Iran.

Damaged sites include weapons storage areas, missile shelters and bunkers, according to an annotated graph provided by Umbra with a geopostone intelligence consultant of Chris Bigers.

Chris Biggers/Umbra Space Umbra, which shows areas that Israel spent blows on the missile system Tabriz Chris Biggers/Umbra Space

In Kermansha, images with low resolution from the planet laboratory show that it seems to be wide burning in the area near the famous missile base and possible damage to two buildings.

The footage we checked from the same site on Friday showed at least three big pluses of smoke rising from the base.

Planet Labs PBC comparisons of images made on June 7 and June 14Planet Labs PBC

Comparison of images made on June 7 and June 14 in Kermanha

Maxar also presented images that revealed significant damage to one structure in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Corps of the Guard (IRGC) ballistic missile Ghadir near Tehran, and significant damage to the IRGC radar system in Piranhara in Western Azerbaijan.

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