Iran’s Enriched Uranium Mystery: Did Khamenei Save the Bomb? Global Tensions After Massive US Strike

In a dramatic turn of events, the world teetered on the edge of World War III after the U.S. launched a massive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, especially the deeply buried Fordow enrichment site. Just 12 days later, everything suddenly went quiet. The question that now haunts global intelligence: what happened to Iran’s 400 kg of enriched uranium—the same material used to make an atomic bomb?Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei had long denied any bomb-making intentions. But as America dropped the 3,000-pound GBU-57 “Mother of All Bunker Busters,” the suspicion grew: did Iran manage to secretly relocate its uranium stockpile before the strike?U.S. and Israeli sources confirm that the underground sites suffered less damage than expected. While the attack temporarily delayed Iran’s nuclear program—perhaps by 3 to 24 months—it didn’t destroy its core capabilities. Some experts claim Iran distributed the uranium across multiple hidden sites. Others believe the core stockpile remains intact, buried deep beyond reach.With centrifuges damaged but uranium still active, fears rise over whether Khamenei could now push to weaponize the material—without war. As Iran cuts ties with IAEA, and partners with Russia and China, the path to an Iranian bomb may have just begun.