What did the article say about any vehicle movement being observed?
There is not a single satellite image, civilian witness, or even Iranian media report to support such a convoy ever departing Fordow.
Instead, what satellite imagery showed were a couple of dozen surface-level construction workers, laborers moving dirt, cement, and steel. There were no cranes, no forklifts, no elevators in operation. The equipment needed to safely and efficiently transfer nuclear material was not in place. Under such circumstances, even if Iran had foolishly attempted to begin such a transfer, it could have taken a week or more to complete. And even then, the trucks required to carry the uranium were simply not there.
This is not a job that begins with a backhoe and ends with a shovel. It is not something one does in a panic, or covertly. It requires discipline, coordination, and visible machinery. It is a logistical symphony, not a sleight-of-hand. And yet, in the days leading up to the airstrike, no such operation was visible. Instead, what we saw were trucks hauling cement and bulldozers covering vents, a last-minute attempt to bolster the fortification, not empty it.
Nor would it make strategic sense for Iran to move the uranium. Had it been relocated, any new site would, by definition, be less protected than Fordow. Even if dispersed into multiple civilian facilities or mobile units, the movement itself would expose the material to satellite surveillance and immediate destruction. Given the increasingly tight Israeli and US ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) coverage, any convoy carrying nuclear material would have been a ripe and legally justifiable target for drone strikes.
