Iran has begun excavating and clearing debris from a major underground ballistic missile base near Khomein in central Iran, taking advantage of the current ceasefire with the United States and Israel, according to fresh commercial satellite imagery and U.S. intelligence assessments.
Satellite images taken on April 10, 2026, show Iranian engineering teams using front-end loaders and dump trucks to remove rubble blocking tunnel entrances at the facility. The strikes earlier in the conflict, part of the U.S.-Israeli campaign, primarily collapsed or sealed the access points and entrances, while leaving the deeper infrastructure and missile storage areas inside the mountain largely intact, CNN reported Wednesday.
