Iran: No Damage to Fordo and Highly Enriched Uranium Moved Before U.S. Strike

22nd June 2025

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Iran: No Damage to Fordo and Highly Enriched Uranium Moved Before U.S. Strike

A senior Iranian official stated on Sunday that most of the highly enriched uranium previously stored at the Fordo nuclear facility was transferred to “an undisclosed location” shortly before the U.S. attack, according to Reuters.

The statement comes as Iran officially acknowledged that three of its nuclear sites—Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan—were targeted by U.S. airstrikes. The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization confirmed that the affected sites were “free of radioactive materials.”

No Major Damage

The Iranian MP for the city of Qom said: “Based on accurate information, and contrary to the U.S. President’s claims, the Fordo nuclear facility sustained no serious damage. Most of the impact was superficial and repairable.”

Speaking to Tasnim News Agency, he added: “I can confidently confirm that all potentially hazardous materials were evacuated in advance, and no nuclear radiation was recorded.”

He further noted that the strikes were so minimal in intensity that not a single fatality was reported from the site.

IAEA Meeting

In a related development, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced an emergency meeting of the Board of Governors to be held Monday to discuss the repercussions of the attack.

Iran has also threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, stated on platform X: “According to Article 10 of the treaty, Iran has the legal right to withdraw.”

This escalation comes amid unprecedented regional tensions following repeated U.S. and Israeli strikes on deep Iranian military and nuclear facilities, sparking fears of a potential nuclear and political crisis in the region.