NYT: Iran managed to remove uranium from the Fordo plant before the US attack

    Iran managed to remove equipment and uranium from the Ford nuclear enrichment plant before the American missile strikes on the night of June 22. This is reported by The New York Times, citing sources.

    It is noted that there is a large amount of evidence that the Iranian authorities, having listened to repeated threats from US President Donald Trump to take military action, exported 400 kg of uranium enriched to 60% purity. 90% pure uranium is commonly used in nuclear weapons.

    On the night of June 22, American leader Donald Trump announced that the US Air Force had attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities. The main target was Fordo, a uranium enrichment plant. His centrifuge room was covered with a hundred-meter-high rock and a layer of reinforced concrete, which made it virtually invulnerable to bombing.

    Only American bunker buster bombs could hit the object. According to media reports, B-2 bombers dropped such shells on Fordo. In addition, submarines launched Tomahawk cruise missiles at nuclear facilities in Isfahan and Natanz.

    Trump said that Iran's key uranium enrichment facilities had been "completely and completely destroyed." At the same time, Iran claims that the Ford plant received only partial damage. gazeta.ru.