Fordow nuclear plant

Trump warns Iran ships nearing Hormuz blockade will be ‘immediately eliminated’

Meanwhile, Netanyahu says Israel fully backs Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, rejects claims of a rift with Washington, and stresses US demands to halt Tehran's nuclear enrichment program.

President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026.
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.

IAEA Director General Grossi shares fears over potential for renewed nuclear arms race

Illustrative image of a B-2 bomber.

Does the US have enough bunker busters to end Iran's nuclear program? - analysis

US President Donald Trump gestures after returning early from the G7 Leaders' Summit in Canada, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 17, 2025

Iran mirrors Trump’s playbook, sending mixed signals for nuclear talks - opinion


Inside Iran’s Fordow facility: A deep dive into Iran’s most secure enrichment site

Iran has consistently denied any intention of developing nuclear weapons, claiming that the facility is for medical research, despite US intelligence suggesting otherwise.

 A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025

Eretz Nehederet finds the funny amid the falling missiles

Host Eyal Kitzis was full of his usual befuddled energy in a broadcast that poked fun at virtually every aspect of the new and terrifying reality Israelis have been struggling with for the past week.

 Shani Cohen portrays an Iranian news anchor on Eretz Nehederet, June 19, 2025.

Step by step: How to build a nuclear bomb - explainer

How did Iran build a bomb, what are enriched uranium and plutonium, what role do centrifuges play, and how would the destruction of a reactor buried 90 meters underground be carried out? 

 Centrifuges in a nuclear reactor. Separation of uranium.

WATCH: Israel strikes main road between Tehran and Qom city

The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant has enriched a huge amount of uranium to the 60% level, has tremendous enrichment capacity, and is based in Qom Province.

 Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, located in Qom Province.

IAEA's Grossi disputes IDF claims on levels of destruction at Iranian nuclear sites

The IDF had said that it had succeeded in striking and destroying both the above ground and underground Natanz nuclear sites, including the crucial centrifuge fleet.

IAEA board and chief Rafael Grossi hold exceptional meeting about Israel's strikes on Iran, June 16, 2025

Israel reportedly striking at Fordow nuclear site after destroying Natanz

The IDF has capabilities that could damage and cause cave-ins at Fordow, which lies underneath a mountain.

A handout satellite image shows a general view of the Natanz nuclear facility after a fire, in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020

Israel’s 2024 Maysaf raid shows underground strikes possible amid Fordow threat - analysis

Pieces of the operation were leaked at the time, but in January of this year, virtually every detail one could imagine about the operation was leaked.

 Operation Heavy Roads, involving IDF special op. against Iranian missile production facility in Syria

Iran builds 'defensive tunnel' in Tehran to avoid future Israeli attacks

According to Iranian media, the tunnel, located near Tehran's city center, will link a station on the Tehran metro to the Imam Khomeini Hospital.

 The remains of a Kheibar Shekan and a Emad ballistic missiles are displayed by Israel's military in Julis army base, days after an attack by Iran on Israel, in southern Israel, October 9, 2024.

Cyberattack against Israeli sites follows reports of failed Mossad op against Iran

Cyberattacks against Israeli government websites are possibly retaliation for an alleged failed Mossad operation.

A SATELLITE view of Iran's Fordow nuclear plant.

Why is no one talking about Iran digging a new unbombable nuke facility? - analysis

The facility in Natanz is built deep under a massive mountain, making it extremely difficult for the IDF to ever bomb it.

IAF fighter jet during the Red Flag joint exercise at Nellis air force base in Nevada