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Iran accelerates burial of suspected nuclear facility, expert says

Feb 17, 2026, 19:11 GMT+0

Iran rapidly covered large sections of the new Taleghan 2 facility at the Parchin military complex with soil over the past two to three weeks, nonproliferation expert David Albright said on Tuesday.

“Once the concrete sarcophagus around the facility was hardened, Iran did not hesitate to move soil over large parts of the new facility. More soil is available, and the facility may soon become a fully unrecognizable bunker, providing significant protection from aerial strikes,” Albright wrote on X.

“Stalling the negotiations has its benefits,” he added, as the first round of mediated talks between Iran and the United States ended in Geneva.

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