00:00Satellite images show the scale of surface level damage after a US strike on Iran's nuclear facilities on June 22nd.
00:07Here we can see the Fordow fuel enrichment plant, an underground complex deep in a mountainside south of Tehran.
00:13A closer look at this image reveals several holes or craters in a ridge.
00:17You can also see what appears to be dirt covering tunnel entrances, though it's unclear whether this was a result of the bombing.
00:23Compare it to Maxar's image of the site two days earlier, when the craters didn't exist.
00:28Given that most of Fordow is buried deep, the full extent of the damage at the site is unclear.
00:33Without fully consulting Congress, President Donald Trump authorized the strikes at Fordow, as well as at Natanz and Esfahan, to take place on Sunday.
00:41Additional satellite imagery reveals the aftermath at those locations as well.
00:45If you look closely, you can see a large hole or crater over the underground portion of Natanz.
00:50Other images from Esfahan show destroyed buildings and significant damage to infrastructure.
00:55The Joint Chiefs of Staff say the US used around 75 precision-guided weapons across the three sites, including dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles and 14 large bunker-buster bombs, specifically GBU-57 massive ordnance penetrators.
01:10This is the first time the US has directly participated in the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
01:15It came just days after Trump opened a two-week window for Iran to pursue a diplomatic resolution to concerns about its nuclear program.
01:23Iran says its nuclear activities are peaceful.
01:25Israel claims it's on the cusp of obtaining a usable nuclear weapon.
01:29Trump said the US completely and totally obliterated Fordow.
01:33But independent experts who've analyzed the satellite imagery say that that may not be the case,
01:38and that Iran could have moved their enriched uranium out of the site ahead of the attacks.
01:42The top US general, Dan Cain, said initial assessments indicate all three sites suffered severe damage,
01:48but assessing the final battle damage will take time.
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