
US-Israeli Strikes Devastate Iran's Isfahan, Kill 120 Iranians, Destroy Research
Key Takeaways
- Massive blasts and fires reported in Isfahan following US-Israeli strikes.
- Trump shared a video showing Isfahan explosions on social media.
- Reports of Natanz uranium facility attack and radiation leakage concerns circulated.
Devastating Strikes on Isfahan
US and Israeli forces carried out escalating strikes on Iran's Isfahan.
“Powerful blasts and towering flames were reported in Iran’s Isfahan after intense US-Israeli strikes, with visuals showing fire lighting up the night sky”
The Iranian Red Crescent reported 120 people killed.

The Badr military airbase was targeted using 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs.
Strikes destroyed a traffic control center and power plant.
A blackout plunged 70 million people across five provinces into darkness.
Civilian Toll and Leadership Losses
The Iranian Red Crescent reported 120 dead across Isfahan.
59 died at the Noor University of Medical Sciences.

Iranian media confirmed the deaths of IRGC commanders Abbas Karami and Saeed Zanganeh.
Isfahan hosts two nuclear research centers.
Potential Nuclear Material Relocation
Satellite imagery detected a truck convoy loaded with containers that could be highly enriched uranium.
“Working with a team of visual investigators that included the Bulletin, the French newspaper Le Monde has analyzed a previously unreported satellite image of the Iranian nuclear site at Isfahan, showing a large truck loaded with containers”
Iran may have moved approximately 540 kilograms of HEU from Natanz to Isfahan.
The IAEA has repeatedly requested access to Isfahan's underground tunnel complex.
Natanz Reopening and IAEA Access
Iran announced it would reopen Natanz to IAEA inspectors.
The IAEA had not had inspectors on-site since the 2025 destruction.
Natanz would operate under continuous monitoring.
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