Only the US military can take out Iran’s ‘most dangerous’ nuclear site

President Donald Trump has refused to accidental whether the U.S. volition usage nonstop subject unit against Iran to halt it from getting a atomic weapon, but 1 apical information adept is sounding the alarm that taking retired Iran’s atomic menace "is a occupation lone the U.S. tin do."

Israel launched a bid of strikes against Iran opening overnight connected Thursday, and according to the U.N.’s atomic watchdog, the Natanz atomic facility’s underground structures, immoderate 36 feet underground, did spot "direct impact" from the strikes, though the grade of harm remains unclear.

However, Israel did not onslaught the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant – which is believed to beryllium susceptible of producing a atomic warhead successful arsenic small arsenic 2 to 3 days, according to the Institute for Science and International Security – apt due to the fact that Israel does not person the subject capabilities it would instrumentality to onslaught the Fordow facility, which is reported to beryllium up to 300 feet underground.

A representation shows the determination of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, which is buried up to 300 feet underground and deemed Iran's "most dangerous" atomic site. (Muhammed Ali Yigit/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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"Fordow is not the lone remaining important atomic facility, but it’s the astir dangerous," Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital. "Destroying it from the aerial is simply a occupation lone the U.S. tin do."

The Fordow atomic facility is believed to beryllium Iran’s astir heavy protected atomic site, built heavy into upland bedrock and divided into two enrichment halls susceptible of holding immoderate 3,000 centrifuges.

The lone mode to penetrate this installation whitethorn beryllium by utilizing a 30,000-pound bomb, known arsenic the "bunker buster," a GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) specifically designed to penetrate profoundly buried targets, though adjacent this capableness is estimated to person a scope of immoderate 200 feet, according to publically disposable information.

An Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber performs a flyover astatine the Talladega Superspeedway successful Talladega, Alabama, connected Oct. 25, 2015. ((AP Photo/Mark Almond, File))

Dubowitz explained that to "inflict existent damage" much than conscionable bunker-busting munitions are needed, including "stealth transportation platforms similar the B-2 Spirit bomber to penetrate precocious aerial defenses and present the MOP" arsenic good arsenic precision Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) "to guarantee you’re not conscionable damaging outer entrances oregon fake decoys."

"Only the United States possesses the afloat spectrum," helium told Fox News Digital. Israel, contempt its unmatched determination capableness and world-class Air Force, does not yet person the MOP oregon the platforms to present it. 

An infographic with a outer representation from Maxar connected June 15, 2025 shows harm to the Natanz uranium enrichment tract successful the halfway of Iran aft Israel's strike. (CLEA PECULIER,VALENTINA BRESCHI/AFP via Getty Images)

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"It’s F-35I Adirs and F-15I Ra’ams tin inflict superior harm – but penetrating Fordow afloat remains beyond existent Israeli capableness without U.S. practice oregon originative alternatives similar interior sabotage oregon specialized ordnance," helium added.

Trump took to Truth Social connected Tuesday to tout the U.S. military's capabilities, saying, "We present person implicit and full power of the skies implicit Iran. Iran had bully entity trackers and different antiaircraft equipment, and plentifulness of it, but it doesn’t comparison to American made, conceived, and manufactured ‘stuff.’ 

"Nobody does it amended than the bully ol’ USA," helium added.

The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions astir whether the president is considering a nonstop deed connected Iranian soil, though helium has repeatedly said Iran cannot person a atomic limb and connected Monday issued an ominous informing and said, "everyone should instantly evacuate Tehran."

Earlier connected Monday, the president told reporters helium "didn’t privation to speech astir it" erstwhile asked what it would instrumentality for the U.S. to get "directly involved" successful the Israel-Iran conflict.

However, helium near the G7 gathering successful Canada 1 time aboriginal to code the ongoing struggle and told reporters aboard Air Force One that helium is looking for a "real end" to the conflict.

"I’m not looking astatine a ceasefire. We’re looking astatine amended than a ceasefire," helium said, adding, "I’m not excessively overmuch successful the temper to negotiate."

Trump is expected to beryllium successful the Situation Room today, but immoderate upcoming onslaught by the U.S. oregon Israel connected Iran remains unconfirmed. 

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters portion flying aboard Air Force One en way from Calgary, Canada, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, precocious Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told "Fox and Friends" connected Tuesday that "as we speak, our planes, our aerial unit is acting successful Iran close now," adding, "we person precise awesome results connected the ground." 

"We volition continue, and you volition spot much results. But you cognize erstwhile you look astatine the broadside of Israel and compare[d] to the broadside Iran, we are a tiny country…9 cardinal radical compared to 90 cardinal Iranians," helium added. "So, we person constricted capabilities, but we punch high."