Israel's National Security Advisor: Iran's New Nuclear Base Will Not Be Safe from Attack

Israeli National Security Advisor Zachary Hangbi said on Tuesday, June 16, that the new nuclear base under construction in Iran will not be safe from attack.

This is despite the fact that expert assessments had shown that this nuclear facility was being constructed in the heart of the Zagros Mountains at such a depth that "it is unlikely that even the most advanced American bombs could damage it."

Zakhi Hongbi made these remarks in response to an Associated Press report on experts who said that Iran's new nuclear facility is likely being built 80 to 100 meters deep in the ground.

This is despite the fact that the studies of these experts, as reported in the Associated Press report, show that the latest American bombs have the ability to penetrate up to 60 meters deep into the ground.

Hongbi made the remarks at a security conference near Tel Aviv. He said the Associated Press report did not surprise him, noting that Iran has other underground facilities.

According to Israel's national security adviser, although this nuclear facility is being built in a location that poses a challenge to the possibility of any military attack, there are still solutions to overcome this challenge.

"What can be said about this is that no place is inaccessible," he added.

Hongbi declined to comment on whether Israel itself would be capable of carrying out such attacks.

"We hope that with Iran's nuclear weapons we don't get to the point where we resort to attack as a solution," he said.

The Associated Press reported on Monday, June 2, citing videos and satellite images provided to the news agency by the American company Planet Labs PBC, that the volume of excavation near the Natanz nuclear facility has increased significantly.

According to this report, excavation of these underground tunnels in the heart of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran began in late 2020.

Source: Radio Farda