Iran Vows Uranium Enrichment Will Continue Despite U.S. Strikes

| Published June 23, 2025

Just days after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeted its most sensitive nuclear sites, Iran has declared its uranium enrichment program will continue without pause. Iranian officials and nuclear authorities insist that the attacks have not crippled their civilian nuclear infrastructure, vowing that scientific progress and national sovereignty will not be derailed by what they called “barbaric aggression.”

🧪 Iran Vows to Press On with Civilian Nuclear Program

Tehran, June 22, 2025 — In defiance of recent U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on its key nuclear sites—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—Iran has abruptly vowed to continue its civilian nuclear activities. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran released a statement declaring the strikes a “barbaric attack” but affirmed that the nation will not abandon progress built “on the sacrifice of martyrs and the efforts of Iranian scientists” .

🔄 Defiance Amid Damage

Senior advisor Ali Shamkhani, injured in a previous Israeli strike, downplayed the damage, asserting: “Even if facilities are destroyed, the game is not over. Enriched materials, indigenous knowledge, and political will remain… Surprises will continue!”

Meanwhile, satellite imagery confirms the strikes hit uranium enrichment facilities, though Iran reported no off‑site radiation levels detected.

Even if nuclear sites are destroyed, game isn’t over, enriched materials,#indigenous_knowledge, #political_will remain. With #legitimate_defense right, political and operational initiative is now with the side that plays smart, avoids blind strikes. Surprises will continue!

— علی شمخانی (@alishamkhani_ir) June 22, 2025

🇮🇷 Civilian Nuclear Work Continues

IranWire and Iran’s Nuclear Agency reiterated that the country will carry on with civilian aspects of its nuclear program, rejecting any calls to halt operations

 Bottom Line:

Despite the destruction inflicted on its nuclear facilities, Iran’s message is clear: its nuclear ambitions—civilian or otherwise—remain undeterred. With enriched uranium reserves reportedly intact and the political will unwavering, Tehran is signaling both resilience and defiance. As international pressure mounts and diplomacy falters, the world is left to grapple with a volatile question: can force alone curb Iran’s nuclear trajectory, or has it only hardened it?

SOURCES:BREITBART – Iran Vows Uranium Enrichment Will Continue Despite U.S. Strikes

SHAFAQ – The game is not over: Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile survives US strike

IRAN WIRE – Iran Vows Civilian Nuclear Work Will Continue