Iran Secretly Rebuilds Nuclear Facilities After Strikes
- 1.02.2026, 10:04
Satellite images have surfaced.
Satellite images have documented the resumption of work at Iran's damaged nuclear facilities after US and Israeli strikes.
According to The Telegraph.
So new satellite images from US-based Planet Labs PBC, released in late January, show that Iran has begun rebuilding nuclear facilities damaged during the 12-day war with Israel.
The images clearly show that two key sites - in Natanz and Isfahan - have reappeared with roofs over buildings that had previously suffered significant damage.
This is the first recorded activity at these sites since the end of hostilities in June and may signal Iran's transition from damage assessment to action.
A disturbing orbital imagery: Iran is secretly rebuilding nuclear sites after strikes - The Telegraph
Nuclear security experts suggest that the rebuilding of structures could be a cover for work inside the sites. In particular, it is a possible attempt by Iranian experts to find and preserve equipment, components or nuclear materials that may have survived the bombing and were not destroyed in the Israeli and US strikes.
The Natanz site, one of the main centers of Iran's uranium enrichment program, has attracted particular attention from analysts.
It was formerly home to a pilot fuel enrichment plant that was considered a key element of a potential military nuclear cycle. Rebuilding any infrastructure at the site immediately raises concerns among Washington and U.S. allies.
The intensification of work comes at a difficult time for Tehran. Inside the country, protests continue to be violently suppressed by security forces, while outside Iran is under direct military and political pressure from the United States, which has openly warned of its readiness to launch new strikes in case of attempts to resume its nuclear program.
Against this background, even limited construction work at nuclear facilities is perceived as a political signal - a demonstration that Iran does not consider its program to be finally destroyed and does not intend to abandon it, despite the threat of further escalation.