Satellite images reveal activity at Iran nuclear sites bombed by US, Israel

Fresh outer images person captured roofs being built implicit damaged buildings astatine Iranian atomic sites that were attacked by the U.S. and Israel past year. 

The photos from Planet Labs PBC amusement caller coverings implicit 2 structures astatine the Isfahan and Natanz facilities pursuing the June 2025 strikes. 

The roofs are apt part of Iran’s efforts "to measure whether cardinal assets — specified arsenic constricted stocks of highly enriched uranium — survived the strikes," Andrea Stricker, who studies Iran for the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told The Associated Press. 

"They privation to beryllium capable to get astatine immoderate recovered assets they tin get to without Israel oregon the United States seeing what survived," she added.

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The rubble of the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant astatine Iran's Natanz atomic tract is seen connected the near connected Dec. 3, 2025. On the right, successful a outer representation taken connected Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, a caller extortion is seen implicit the building. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Those coverings artifact satellites from seeing what’s happening connected the crushed — close present the lone mode for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to monitor the sites, arsenic Iran has prevented access. 

The Natanz site, which is astir 135 miles southbound of Iran’s superior of Tehran, is simply a premix of above- and below-ground laboratories that did the bulk of Iran’s uranium enrichment. 

The installation extracurricular the metropolis of Isfahan was mainly known for producing the uranium gas that is fed into centrifuges to beryllium spun and purified.

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Satellite images amusement Iran's Isfahan atomic installation connected the near connected Dec. 7, 2025, and connected the close connected Jan. 28, 2026, pursuing the completion of a caller extortion implicit 1 of the damaged buildings. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Last year, Israel targeted the sites first, followed by U.S. strikes utilizing bunker-busting bombs and Tomahawk cruise missiles.  

The Israel Defense Forces said successful June 2025 that a onslaught connected the Isfahan tract "dismantled a installation for producing metallic uranium, infrastructure for reconverting enriched uranium, laboratories, and further infrastructure." 

The U.S. strikes "significantly degraded Iran’s atomic program," the White House’s National Security Strategy published successful November said.

The Natanz atomic tract is seen connected the near connected May 20, 2025. On June 22, 2025, harm could beryllium seen successful the country pursuing American airstrikes. (Planet Labs PBC)

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Iran has not allowed IAEA inspectors to sojourn the sites since the attacks. 

The caller outer images travel arsenic President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that a "massive Armada" is heading toward the Middle East, ratcheting up unit connected the Iranian authorities to scope a atomic deal. War Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a Cabinet gathering Thursday that the U.S. subject is "prepared to present immoderate the president expects" regarding Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian subject officials person vowed that immoderate U.S. onslaught would beryllium met with an contiguous and decisive response. 

The Trump medication has besides escalated sanctions connected Iranian officials successful effect to the deadly crackdown connected anti-regime protesters.

Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips and The Associated Press contributed to this report.