A secret Iranian nuclear weapons research facility was destroyed in Israel’s attack on the Islamic Republic last month, according to US and Israeli sources.

US officials said the facility, 20 miles east of Tehran, was being used to design the explosive mechanism needed to detonate a nuclear bomb.

Israeli strikes also destroyed three other nearby buildings that were being used to mix solid fuel for ballistic missiles, the Institute for Science and International Security said.

Taleghan 2, which is part of the larger Parchin military complex, was previously reported to have been closed down in 2003.

But US intelligence from earlier this year detected Iranian scientists conducting research at the facility that would “lay the ground for the production of a nuclear weapon”.

Few knew about site’s purpose
US and Israeli officials said that this included metallurgy, explosive testing and computer modelling.

The Taleghan 2 facility was so secretive that only a select few in the Iranian regime were aware of the site’s real purpose.

“It was a top secret thing. A small part of the Iranian government knew about this, but most of the Iranian government didn’t,” one US official told the Axios news site.

After activity was detected at the site, the US sent a private warning to the Iranian regime. It was hoped that Iran would then cease operations, but nuclear activity continued, officials said.

In July, the US director of national intelligence delivered a report to Congress, which warned that Iran had “undertaken activities that better position it to produce a nuclear device, if it chooses to do so”.

The same report also notably omitted a sentence used as standard by US intelligence in recent years, which says that Iran “isn’t currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons development activities necessary to produce a testable nuclear device”.

Iran has repeatedly denied having a nuclear weapons programme, though supreme leader Ali Khamenei has said that world leaders “wouldn’t be able to stop us”.

“Iran is not after nuclear weapons, period,” said Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, last week.

Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy
Israel has been locked in a multi-front war since Hamas – backed by Iran – launched the October 7 attacks on southern Israel in 2023.
Hezbollah – also supported by the Iranian regime – then escalated attacks on Israel from Lebanon the following day.

Iranian-backed militias have also frequently fired on Israel from Yemen and Iraq.

Iran and Israel have also attacked each other directly. Israel’s October 25 attack on Iran was in retaliation for Tehran’s mass missile barrage of the Jewish state on October 1.

When Donald Trump returns to the White House in January, he is expected to take a more hardline stance on Iran than President Joe Biden.

During his first term, Mr Trump pursued a “maximum pressure” sanctions policy on Iran, intended to force Tehran to stop funding its regional allies and abandon its hopes of a nuclear weapon,

Israel signed the US-brokered Abraham Accords during Mr Trump’s first term, which normalised its ties with some Muslim countries, such as United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Israel said it hopes to forge a similar deal with Saudi Arabia, although the kingdom has said it will not normalise ties with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Axios said the Iranian mission to the UN declined to comment on its report.

CoronaVirusPro:
Fvckin lies!

The demon they serve cannot even try it!

Anyways, Fvck Israel!

Botragelad:

😭😭
We miss Yahya Sinwar running around from tunnel to tunnel! 😂

CoronaVirusPro:


That’s a fvckin hero that you will never be. A 60 year old freedom fighter who died in the forefronts of battle and fought with his last breath.

That kind of man you will never be.

Anyways, Fvck you!

Botragelad:

Died with his arm blasted off after months of running and hiding in tunnels. Definition of a bloody coward! 😂

CoronaVirusPro:


Call in him a coward, but you still will never be a man that he was.

Born inside a camp, jailed and fought all his life. He stood his ground all his life, and many more will come after him after hearing about his bravery.


Sinwar lives on….

Botragelad:

He's dead and forgotten already. What are you talking about. Lol

CoronaVirusPro:


Dead to you! But an inspiration to many that will come after him.

Botragelad:

Sure, who will probably end up like him or worse. Except he's an inspiration to you and those folks from your/their screen. Take a step and see what happens, not ranting behind your keyboard.

Let's see how far your bravery will get you! 😂😂

CoronaVirusPro:



Before Nelson Mandela, many South African freedom fighters were prosecuted and executed. Mandela won the battle.

CoronaVirusPro:


That’s a fvckin hero that you will never be. A 60 year old freedom fighter who died in the forefronts of battle and fought with his last breath.

That kind of man you will never be.

Anyways, Fvck you!

Botragelad:

😭😭
We miss Yahya Sinwar running around from tunnel to tunnel! 😂

Botragelad:
Isn't it awesome that Israel had prior knowledge of this facility and others for a long time, yet refrained from destroying it. Instead, waited for Iran to behave erratically, which is precisely what Iran the loudmouth did, playing right into Israel's hands. The truth is, Iran's secret facility wasn't as secretive as they presumed. Lol

Do you folks remember how Iran and its supporters, especially the keyboard warriors here denied that Israel had successfully dealt a strategic and crippling blow to some key Iranian facilities? Israel demonstrated its capability by dominating Iranian airspace for hours, effectively destroying their air defence systems and leaving Iran in a state of confusion.

Now, if a nation thousand of miles away is aware of your "secret" nuclear facility and can easily dismantle it, that's a grave concern.
Am yisreal chai 🇮🇱!

motayoayinde:

We lament the loss of the entire Northern Israel and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Shitraelis by heroic Hezbollah.

The North is gone FOREVER!!!

😂😂😂

motayoayinde:


And the news is coming out three weeks after the Israeli shitshow?

Una go explain taya, no evidence.