Iran rebuilds Parchin nuclear-related site, adds new blast protection - jpost.com
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Satellite imagery reveals Iran is rapidly reconstructing the Taleghan 2 facility at the Parchin military complex, repeatedly damaged by Israeli strikes. Tehran has added new concrete reinforcements to shield the site from aerial attacks, in a development raising fresh international concerns about its nuclear ambitions.
New satellite imagery from Vantor Technologies appeared to show theIranianregime rapidly attempting to reconstruct theTaleghan 2facility in the Parchin military complex, the Institute for Science and International Security stated on Thursday.
The facility is located approximately 30 kilometers southeast of Tehran. It was initially destroyed in Israeli strikes in October 2024, before being partially rebuilt starting in May 2025. Israelagain struck it in March 2026during Operation Roaring Lion, and it has been heavily damaged since.
The satellite imagery appears to show the regime having erected a tarp above the hardened buried facility, which has been tied tonuclear bombtesting as part of Iran's AMAD program.
The tarp seems to be an attempt to hide reconstruction activity from satellite view or aerial reconnaissance, the institute assessed.
This assessment was boosted by significant activity being seen throughout the construction site, including various construction vehicles, such as dump trucks, bulldozers, concrete pump trucks, concrete mixers, and cranes being seen at the site in the latest satellite imagery.
The "repair and rehabilitation work began in June," the institute stated.
The first step Iran took in its reconstruction project was to repair and place concrete caps over penetration holes caused by bunker-buster heavy bombs dropped on the facility, the institute said.
Iran also appears to have built a new "concrete apron reinforcement on the right side of the facility," the institute said, adding that it will "provide additional blast protection from an aerial attack."
"Significant questions remain as to Iran's plans for the facility; not least is why Iran keeps rebuilding it," the institute stated.
"What is clear is that Iran remains committed to rebuilding this facility, a deeply concerning development considering the long history of nuclear weapons research and development activities that occurred there," it warned.
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The facility is located approximately 30 kilometers southeast of Tehran. It was initially destroyed in Israeli strikes in October 2024, before being partially rebuilt starting in May 2025. Israelagain struck it in March 2026during Operation Roaring Lion, and it has been heavily damaged since.
The satellite imagery appears to show the regime having erected a tarp above the hardened buried facility, which has been tied tonuclear bombtesting as part of Iran's AMAD program.
The tarp seems to be an attempt to hide reconstruction activity from satellite view or aerial reconnaissance, the institute assessed.
This assessment was boosted by significant activity being seen throughout the construction site, including various construction vehicles, such as dump trucks, bulldozers, concrete pump trucks, concrete mixers, and cranes being seen at the site in the latest satellite imagery.
The "repair and rehabilitation work began in June," the institute stated.
The first step Iran took in its reconstruction project was to repair and place concrete caps over penetration holes caused by bunker-buster heavy bombs dropped on the facility, the institute said.
Iran also appears to have built a new "concrete apron reinforcement on the right side of the facility," the institute said, adding that it will "provide additional blast protection from an aerial attack."
"Significant questions remain as to Iran's plans for the facility; not least is why Iran keeps rebuilding it," the institute stated.
"What is clear is that Iran remains committed to rebuilding this facility, a deeply concerning development considering the long history of nuclear weapons research and development activities that occurred there," it warned.
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