US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites

By Reuters
July 18, 2025
A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025. — Reuters
A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025. — Reuters

TEHRAN: A new US assessment has found that US strikes in June mostly destroyed one of three targeted Iranian nuclear sites, but the other two were not as badly damaged, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing current and former US officials.

The report said that US officials believe the attack on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility was successful in setting back enrichment capabilities there by as much as two years, citing two current officials.

The two other facilities that the US struck were not as badly damaged and may have been degraded only to a point where nuclear enrichment could resume in the next several months if Iran wants it to, the report added.