The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/fordo/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Fordo | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/fordo/ 32 32 Iranian Mossad agent details role in internal attacks on regime during 12-day war https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-mossad-agent-details-role-in-internal-attacks-on-regime-during-12-day-war/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:57:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3744630 Unnamed operative tells Israeli TV that he led a team that used smuggled weapons to carry out preemptive strike; PM's office: Fordo attack plans were drawn up but shelved because of Oct. 7

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]]> Huckabee: Iran ‘didn’t get the full message’ when US bombed its nuclear sites https://www.timesofisrael.com/huckabee-iran-didnt-get-the-full-message-when-us-bombed-its-nuclear-sites/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:27:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3717735 US ambassador addresses reports the Islamic Republic is rebuilding its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, worrying Jerusalem; Tehran says missiles are nonnegotiable

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]]> UN nuclear watchdog demands full cooperation from Iran on sites bombed in 12-day war https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-nuclear-watchdog-demands-full-cooperation-from-iran-on-sites-bombed-in-12-day-war/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:20:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3693292 IAEA says that accounting for Iran's enriched uranium stock, which includes material close to bomb-grade, is 'long overdue'; Iran calls resolution 'counterproductive'

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]]> Iran must ‘seriously improve’ nuclear cooperation, says IAEA chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-must-seriously-improve-nuclear-cooperation-says-iaea-chief/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:27:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3681505 Grossi says UN agency has not been given access to Fordo, Natanz, Isfahan since June war; reiterates belief that most, if not all, enriched uranium survived and is at damaged sites

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]]> ‘A historic moment’: Leaked transcripts reveal secret deliberations at start of Iran war https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-historic-moment-leaked-transcripts-reveal-secret-deliberations-at-start-of-iran-war/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:41:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3642047 Quotes reveal existential fears that pushed Israel to strike, plans to kill Khamenei, efforts to get Trump to bomb fortified nuclear site and disputes over targeting oil refineries

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]]> Report: Of 3 nuke sites hit by US, only Fordo was badly set back; Trump rejected wider op https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-iran-strikes-only-set-back-fordo-but-us-israel-mulling-resuming-job-report/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:39:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3600165 US intel assessment cited by NBC News indicates less extensive damage at Natanz and Isfahan; Trump said to have eschewed weeks-long campaign targeting 6 sites

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]]> Senior Israeli official: Intel shows enriched uranium was at Iran sites when bombed https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-israeli-official-intel-shows-enriched-uranium-was-at-iran-sites-when-bombed/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:06:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3595119 Official says Isfahan stockpile may still be accessible, but with difficulty; Netanyahu says Israel ‘didn’t deal with’ Iran’s enriched uranium during war: 'We think we know where it is'

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]]> US strikes ‘seriously damaged’ Fordo nuclear site, Iran’s FM says https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-strikes-seriously-damaged-fordo-nuclear-site-irans-fm-says/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:37:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3589279 Aragchi says 'no one exactly knows what has transpired' at key facility but Tehran 'able to make up for lost time' if a decision is made to renew uranium enrichment

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]]> Trump: Iran’s nuclear program is over, bombs penetrated Fordo ‘like it was butter’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-irans-nuclear-program-is-over-bombs-penetrated-fordo-like-it-was-butter/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 18:54:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3587310 US president says more countries will normalize relations with Israel, Iran was chief obstacle to doing so

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]]> Iran could resume uranium enrichment in ‘matter of months,’ IAEA chief says https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-could-resume-uranium-enrichment-in-matter-of-months-iaea-chief-says/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 01:43:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3586806 UN nuclear watchdog doesn't know where Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles are being kept or how much was destroyed in attacks, Grossi tells CBS News

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]]> Trump says no enriched uranium moved out of Fordo, as debate over strikes’ impact goes on https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-no-enriched-uranium-moved-out-of-fordo-as-debate-over-strikes-impact-continues/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:03:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3585457 US defense chief also says he's seen no intel that stockpile was removed, contrary to claims by European officials; UN atomic agency head: Fordo centrifuges 'no longer operational'

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]]> Trump says US will meet with Iran next week, asserts nuke deal ‘no longer necessary’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-us-will-meet-with-iran-next-week-asserts-nuke-deal-no-longer-necessary/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:10:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3584667 'We may sign an agreement, I don’t know,' Trump tells NATO conference, claiming US and Israel destroyed Iran's nuclear program and 'I don't care if I have an agreement or not'

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]]> Iran says nuclear sites ‘badly damaged’ amid conflicting reports on strikes’ success https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-nuclear-sites-badly-damaged-amid-conflicting-reports-on-strikes-success/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:06:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3584456 White House publishes Israel Atomic Energy Commission report saying Fordo is inoperable, while Israeli sources told ABC News that the success of the strikes is 'really not good'

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]]> Trump says Israel sent agents into Iran’s Fordo nuclear site, saw ‘total obliteration’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-israel-sent-agents-into-irans-fordo-nuclear-site-saw-obliteration/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:23:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3584361 President says US will strike again if Iran tries to revive enrichment, but is sure that won't be necessary; hails ceasefire and reports 'great progress' toward Gaza hostage-truce deal

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]]> IDF assesses Iran’s nuclear program set back years, but ‘too early’ to know for sure https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-assesses-irans-nuclear-program-set-back-years-but-too-early-to-know-for-sure/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:11:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3584254 Trump says US intelligence 'very inconclusive' about strikes, but 'it could've been very severe'; IAEA says working to inspect, as Iran's parliament votes to quit cooperating with UN watchdog

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