Satellite photos show activity at Iran nuclear sites as protest tensions rise

Left, the rubble of the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant at Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment site on December 3 2025 and, right, the satellite image taken on January 28 (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

As tensions soar over Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, satellite images show activity at two Iranian nuclear sites bombed last year by Israel and the United States that may be a sign of Tehran trying to obscure efforts to salvage any materials remaining there.

The images from Planet Labs PBC show roofs have been built over two damaged buildings at the Isfahan and Natanz facilities, the first major activity noticeable by satellite at any of the country’s stricken nuclear sites since Israel’s 12-day war with Iran in June.