Why Trump attacked Iran after seeking two weeks to decide? Report says Iran’s Fordow nuclear site showed…
Israel-Iran war: Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump said he would decide within “two weeks” whether or not to attack Iran, but two days later, American bombers launched attacks at Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, effectively marking the US’ entry into the Israel-Iran war.
But what prompted Trump to attack the Iranian nuclear sites at such short notice? What changed between June 20 and June 22, which prompted the US to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities?
Why Trump attacked Iran after seeking ‘two weeks’ to decide?
According to a report by India Today, citing high-resolution satellite imagery its Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) obtained from US firm Maxar Technologies, “unusual ground activities” were allegedly witnessed at the Fordow nuclear enrichment site on June 19 and June 20.
A fleet of 16 cargo trucks were positioned along the access road leading to the tunnel entrance of the facility on June 19, while June 20 satellite images showed the trucks had been repositioned approximately one-kilometer northwest along the access road, the report said.
More trucks and bulldozers were seen near the entrance of Fordow’s main facility in subsequent images, it said. Experts have analyzed satellite imagery from the Fordow nuclear site since Israel attacked it on June, but these reveal no suspicious activity. However, the latest images, the report claims, showed “unusual” activity on the ground.
US bombs Iranian nuclear sites
On Sunday morning, US B-2 Stealth bombers dropped GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, purportedly destroying the sites. The bunker busters, each weighing about 13,600 kilos, are capable of penetrating up to an estimated 200 feet of reinforced concrete.
The US attack came just two days after Donald Trump sought two weeks time to decide whether the US would join Israel in its war against Iran. But analysts believe that US action may have been prompted because Iran was preparing to shift its nuclear assets, including enriched Uranium, to secret locations from its nuclear facilities.
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