3/ The Institute for Science and International Security ( @TheGoodISIS) reported on March 12 that the Israeli strike on the Taleghan 2 site at the Parchin military complex in Tehran Province successfully penetrated the high-explosive testing chamber at the site.
The Institute reported that the bunker buster bombs penetrated the encasing concrete sarcophagus at the suspected high-explosive test chamber hall and entered the interior of the facility. The Institute reported in January 2026 that Iran is encasing a newly-built facility at Taleghan 2 with a concrete “sarcophagus” to harden the facility against potential airstrikes.
ISW-CTP reported on the Israeli strike on Taleghan 2 in its March 12 Morning Update and noted that the regime previously used the facility to test explosives that are needed to detonate a nuclear device before the regime suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003. The Institute said that the Israeli strikes also damaged a few other support buildings by the main facility.
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Mar 13, 2026
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