Overview
- Planet Labs imagery shows new roofs over damaged structures at Natanz and Isfahan, with work finished at Natanz by late December and at Isfahan in early January.
- Iran has barred International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors from the struck sites, and the watchdog did not respond to requests for comment as Tehran has not acknowledged the construction.
- Experts reviewing the images say the work does not indicate reconstruction and likely supports recovery efforts and assessments of any surviving highly enriched uranium.
- Separate images indicate continued excavation near Natanz at Kūh-e Kolang Gaz Lā (Pickaxe Mountain) and defensive measures near Isfahan, including dirt-packed tunnels and one entrance cleared and reinforced.
- Imagery also shows rapid rebuilding at Parchin’s Taleghan 2 site linked to high-explosive testing, while the U.S. has moved the USS Abraham Lincoln and destroyers into the region as President Trump presses Tehran to negotiate.