CNN: US Continues Planning Strikes on Iran's Deep-Underground Nuclear Facilities
CNN, citing informed sources, reported that the US administration is actively developing and updating comprehensive military plans to strike Iran's deeply buried nuclear facilities. The report, released on Wednesday, highlighted that these plans specifically target Iranian nuclear installations engineered to serve as fortified bunkers.
Military experts and analysts confirmed that these facilities are designed to protect centrifuges and components of Iran's nuclear program from conventional aerial or missile attacks, presenting a complex military challenge requiring sophisticated planning. This comes amid previous reports from The Wall Street Journal in July, indicating that Israel had informed the Trump administration of Iran's efforts to move its nuclear technology underground.
Intelligence suggests that thousands of uranium enrichment centrifuges are housed within a tunnel network beneath Mount Pikaxt. The US focus on these hardened sites underscores the difficulty in neutralizing Iran's nuclear capabilities.