Iran Clears Most Tunnel Entrances at Underground Missile Sites After US-Israel Strikes

Iran has rapidly cleared debris from the majority of tunnel entrances at its bombed underground missile bases using nothing more than bulldozers and dump trucks raising fresh questions about the real impact of the costly US-Israeli air campaign.

Iran’s Underground Bases Bounce Back Faster Than Expected

Iran has already cleared rubble from 50 out of 69 tunnel entrances across 18 underground missile facilities sites that were previously targeted in strikes by the United States and Israel. Satellite photographs reviewed by CNN revealed the pace of Iran’s recovery effort, which appears to be moving at a striking speed.

“Iran has already cleared 50 of the 69 tunnel entrances at 18 underground missile sites that were previously struck by the US and Israel,” CNN reported, citing satellite imagery analysis.

Bulldozers and Dump Trucks Iran’s Simple but Effective Counter

For several weeks, the US and Israel tried to cut off access to Iran’s underground facilitie bombing roads leading to the bases and collapsing tunnel entrances. The strategy aimed to render those sites unusable. Since a ceasefire came into effect, however, Iran’s cleanup operations have gained visible momentum.

“Satellite images reviewed by CNN show Iran neutralising the effects of these costly operations using simple equipment bulldozers and dump trucks,” the channel concluded.

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Strikes Continue Despite Ceasefire Framework

On Thursday morning, Reuters reported that the United States struck an Iranian military facility. Two days earlier, American forces had hit missile launchers and patrol boats in the southern part of the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps the IRGC said on Tuesday that US drones and F-35 jets had violated Iranian airspace. Iranian officials claimed their forces shot down the drones and forced the aircraft to exit the country’s airspace. The US Central Command, meanwhile, maintained that the strikes served a defensive purpose protecting American forces and stated that the ceasefire framework remains in effect.

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Nuclear Stalemate Remains the Biggest Roadblock

Multiple media outlets continue to report on a potential peace deal that both sides have reportedly been negotiating for weeks. The main stumbling block according to the latest reports remains Iran’s nuclear programme. Washington insists that all highly enriched uranium must leave Iranian soil. Tehran flatly disagrees with that demand, and the gap between both sides shows no sign of closing.

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