[81714] Nuclear Drama: Trump announces agreement with Iran while nuclear facilities are mined

Nuclear drama: A new agreement on the horizon with Iran

President Donald Trump announced last night that a new agreement with Iran is expected to be signed tomorrow. According to Trump, the agreement will absolutely prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, without any transfer of funds from the US. Trump clarified that "at the appropriate time, when everything is calm, we will go in and collect the nuclear material dust... and we will dilute and destroy it," while noting the use of US B-2 bombers that led to burying the material under mountains.

Revelations on the status of nuclear facilities

Concurrently with the political announcement, publications in foreign media and in Israel point to a complex reality on the ground. According to Senia Waldberg, the assessment is that most of the nuclear material enriched to 60% is in tunnels that were collapsed or booby-trapped by the Iranians. Waldberg notes that "the operation to extract the uranium has now become an operation of at least a month," which raises questions regarding the actual implementability of the agreement's clauses.

Intelligence and military assessments

Military commentators warn of a two-stage Iranian strategy. Doron Kadosh, a Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) reporter, assesses that this is a "win-win" move for Tehran: if there is an agreement, it will serve as an excuse to stall for time and evade extracting the uranium by claiming it is inaccessible; if there is no agreement, the US military operation has become much more complex and dangerous than it was before.

Meanwhile, tension was reported in the Strait of Hormuz. Hadashot 360 report that the US Central Command (CENTCOM) thwarted an attempted attack by Iranian suicide drones against merchant ships, but noted that traffic in the strait remains open and without disruptions.