Satellite Images Show Renewed Activity at Iran’s Minzadayi Site

Satellite imagery shows renewed vehicle movement and earthmoving at Iran’s Minzadayi compound northeast of Tehran, according to an October 6 report by the Institute for Science and International Security. The institute said Israel’s March 3 attack destroyed several buildings and likely underground structures at the nuclear-weapons-development site. After rubble removal and hillside repairs, September and early October imagery shows passenger cars and trucks inside the security perimeter. Earthmoving continues at a courtyard-like surface struck in March. The institute assesses that the activity may indicate an effort to restore nuclear-weapons-development capability; the images do not establish that weapons production has resumed.