I didn't quite know where to post this, though the article is a little lengthy it has a lot of information and better depicts the situation with Iran's nuclear capabilities. It's not just the storage facilities that are/were concerning.
United Against Nuclear IranIn 2002, Iran’s construction of covert nuclear sites at Natanz and Arak was revealed to the world. Iran’s unwillingness to reveal the full scope of its secretive nuclear program has increased fears that Iran seeks a nuclear weapons capability.
The U.S. and its allies and partners around the world must not allow the Iranian regime, given its radicalism, to acquire nuclear weapons. An extreme, apocalyptic vision known as Mahdism guides policy at the highest levels of the regime. The international community must, therefore, take all measures necessary to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.
Yet for many years, the West’s negotiating position and leverage against the regime had collapsed. After the U.S. telegraphed its priorities to focus on the Indo-Pacific to counter China and eastern Europe to counter Russia and the subsequent implementation of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the international community weakened its posture vis-à-vis Iran. Bereft of U.S. leadership, Europe showed unwillingness to escalate in response to Iran’s accelerating nuclear activities, through the ‘snap-back’ mechanism at the United Nations, which would reimpose the U.N. sanctions architecture that was lifted as a result of the JCPOA. The European signatories would need to initiate this process.
Under the Biden administration, the U.S. lacked a comprehensive sanctions enforcement scheme against Iran, and did not carry out a diplomatic isolation campaign. It additionally failed to develop a credible threat of using military force to destroy Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Policies from the U.S. and its European allies’ during this period failed, evidenced by the fact that Iran has repeatedly violated the presumed redlines, which would have triggered military action in the past. Iran has, therefore, become a nuclear threshold state, with an arsenal of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, including those with intermediate ranges that can reach the periphery of Europe and all targets in the Middle East. This could create a nuclear umbrella that would increase the security of its regional terror assets.After taking office in January 2025, the Trump administration instituted a policy of “maximum pressure” against the Islamic Republic. This has included several rounds of crushing sanctions targeting Iran’s fleet of illicit oil tankers, sensitive technology procurement networks, shadow banking schemes, and even Chinese importers and refiners of Iranian crude oil. At the same time, the White House engaged with Iran diplomatically through multiple rounds of nuclear negotiations. Meanwhile, President Trump continued to threaten kinetic bombings if Tehran dragged its feet and stalled nuclear talks.
On June 13, 2025, Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion,” the start of a 12-day air campaign to degrade its military capabilities and delay its nuclear ambitions. Among those first targeted by Israel were 11 high-value nuclear scientists, many with decades of experience working to further Iran’s nuclear program. Throughout the war, Israel systematically targeted key Iranian nuclear capabilities, including centrifuge cascade sites, fuel enrichment facilities, and test sites. American B-2 stealth bombers and other U.S. military assets also struck key sites inside of Iran on June 22 during “Operation Midnight Hammer.” The damage from Israeli and American strikes will likely set Tehran’s ambitions back by many months and years.
Nonetheless,
Iran retains the capability to rebuild its nuclear program – to the degree that a military nuclear capacity is still within the realm of possibility. While the 12 Day War between Israel and Iran levied significant damage across Iran’s nuclear cycle, airstrikes did not target every nuclear facility, nor did they fully eliminate Tehran’s nuclear threat. With significant deposits of uranium, research facilities, uranium conversion and enrichment plants, and advanced light and heavy nuclear reactors, Iran still has all the ingredients for the complete nuclear cycle, including weaponization. This resource offers an overview of each of these facets of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure: ...............
https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/irans-nuclear-program-overviewIran’s Illicit Nuclear Activities .......
Uranium Mines..............
Uranium Conversion Facilities ...........
Enrichment Facilities .........
Fuel Production Sites ...............
Uranium Metal Production ............
Light Water Reactors ............
Heavy Water Complexes .......
Research Centers .........
Centrifuge Manufacturing Sites .......
Laser Enrichment Plants ..........
Storage Facilities ............
The Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research ..........
https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/irans-nuclear-program-overview
