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| DATE | 2026-03-31 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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Iran war 2 850
Behind the Isfahan strike: US moves to bury uranium, avoid risky ground
operation
Analysis: Trump shares unexplained blast footage as US drops
bunker-busters on Isfahan, likely targeting underground uranium sites
while avoiding a ground operation, with satellite images showing prior
uranium transfer
Ron Ben-Yishai
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The issue of Iran’s remaining enriched uranium — about 440 kilograms
enriched to 60% — is a major concern for both the United States and
Israel. Enriching this material to the 90% level required for a nuclear
weapon is relatively quick, and within weeks, Iran could produce enough
fissile cores for up to 11 nuclear bombs. With additional effort, it
could potentially assemble an actual weapon, not just the core. This
stockpile, along with the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz, is
among the top concerns in Washington and Jerusalem.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the uranium is
stored deep underground in tunnels at two nuclear sites targeted by the
United States during last year’s 12-day war: Isfahan and Natanz. It may
also be present at Fordo, though that remains uncertain.
The video Trump posted overnight, which a US official said shows a
series of explosions in Isfahan
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שיירה נושאת מלאי מסתורי בכניסה למתקן באיספהאן
The truck carrying 18 blue containers entering the Isfahan facility,
days before the June 2025 Operation Rising Lion
(Photo: AIRBUS DS (2026))
Over the weekend, the French newspaper Le Monde published a satellite
image taken on June 9, 2025 — days before the opening strike of
Operation Rising Lion on June 13 — showing a truck carrying 18 blue
containers entering a tunnel at the Isfahan nuclear facility. Experts
cited by the newspaper said that while it cannot be confirmed the
containers held 60% enriched uranium, it is likely evidence that Iran
moved a significant portion — possibly all — of the material deep
underground at the site in preparation for Israeli and U.S. strikes. The
IAEA has recently assessed that roughly half of the enriched uranium is
stored in Isfahan.
In recent days, there has been discussion of a possible ground operation
to extract the material from Iran, or alternatively, a negotiated
agreement under which Iran would transfer it abroad. U.S. President
Donald Trump said Monday that Iran should “give us the nuclear dust.”
However, Iran has so far refused such terms, and a ground operation
would be highly complex and dangerous. It would require more than 1,000
troops on the ground, the construction of airstrips at sites like Natanz
and Isfahan to supply forces, and the use of heavy engineering equipment
to access sealed tunnels. Such an operation would likely involve
casualties and take considerable time.
שיירה נושאת מלאי מסתורי בכניסה למתקן באיספהאן
Entrance tunnels to the underground facility in Isfahan
(Photo: AIRBUS DS (2026))
An alternative approach is to neutralize the material by effectively
burying it — making it inaccessible and requiring at least a year for
Iran to locate and retrieve it, giving the United States and Israel time
to detect and disrupt such efforts. The enriched uranium, stored in lead
containers holding 10 to 20 kilograms each, can be rendered inaccessible
by bombing the surrounding area, blocking all access points and tunnels.
It can be assessed with reasonable confidence that the United States has
chosen this approach — burying the material rather than attempting a
ground extraction or relying on Iranian cooperation. At Natanz, U.S.
forces struck the area surrounding the uranium storage site earlier this
month, and similar strikes were likely carried out overnight in Isfahan.
In Isfahan, what was described as a large ammunition depot was targeted.
A U.S. official told The Wall Street Journal that a “large number” of
2,000-pound bunker-busting bombs were used. Trump posted a video on his
Truth Social platform showing a series of explosions but did not provide
details; the official said the footage captured the strike in Isfahan.
תקיפה אמריקנית במחסן תחמושת גדול באיספהאן איראן
Trump posted the video without any explanation
It appears the United States took care not to disperse or directly
hit the enriched uranium itself, in part to avoid creating
radioactive contamination in nearby areas. Instead, the strikes
targeted surrounding infrastructure, sealing off tunnels and access
routes, leaving the uranium buried beneath more than 100 meters of
rock.
As with the earlier strike on Natanz, Iran’s claim at the time that
there was no radioactive contamination suggested that the goal was
not to destroy the uranium, but to entomb it under layers of rock,
soil and concrete.
Trump on the enriched uranium
Most importantly, U.S. operational activity indicates a decision to
bury the enriched material rather than attempt a prolonged and risky
ground operation that would require a sustained American military
presence inside Iran.
It is likely no coincidence that Trump chose to publish footage
showing explosions around the facility — highlighting this strategy.
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