What to Know About Fordow, Key Iranian Nuclear Site Struck by US

The site was built 260 feet deep inside a mountain and contains advanced uranium centrifuge cascades, required to enrich uranium to levels needed for a bomb.
What to Know About Fordow, Key Iranian Nuclear Site Struck by US
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran on Jan. 24, 2025. Maxar Technologies via AP
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Iran’s most critical and heavily fortified nuclear site is located at Fordow, a mountainous region roughly 60 miles southwest of the Iranian capital of Tehran.

That site, along with Iran’s Natanz enrichment facility and its Isfahan nuclear technology center, were hit in a series of U.S. airstrikes on Saturday evening intended to destroy, or otherwise significantly set back, Iran’s nuclear program.

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Jacob Burg reports on national politics, aerospace, and aviation for The Epoch Times. He previously covered sports, regional politics, and breaking news for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.