Did Israel Employ Depleted Uranium Munitions In Airstrikes?
On June 13, Israel launched strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, military officials, energy infrastructure, and nuclear scientists following intelligence that Iran was gaining nuclear weapons capabilities soon. The 12-day war concluded after the ceasefire was announced by Trump on June 24, 2025. However, both sides have reportedly violated the ceasefire, targeting each other, followed by Donald Trump’s criticism of the violations.
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Concerns are rising that Israel is using depleted uranium munitions in some of its airstrikes. Iranian academician Seyed Mohammad Marandi has shared a post on X, claiming the evidence of Israel using nuclear weapons against Iran.
There is mounting evidence that the Zionist regime has employed depleted uranium munitions in some of its airstrikes.
The collective West enables such atrocities, proving itself not only an enemy of the Iranian people but a threat to all of humanity.
— Seyed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) June 26, 2025
The claim of depleted uranium use by the Israel aligns with historical precedent, as the U.S. and NATO have used such munitions in conflicts like the 1991 Gulf War and Kosovo (1999), with studies like those from the World Health Organization (2001) confirming low immediate health risks but noting long-term environmental contamination concerns due to uranium’s half-life of 4.5 billion years.
Evidence of depleted uranium’s impact remains contested; a 2006 study by the Royal Society suggested potential kidney and lung damage from inhalation in extreme exposure scenarios, yet the U.S. Department of Defense reports no conclusive cancer link in veterans, highlighting a scientific divide exploited in geopolitical narratives.
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The “collective West” critique reflects growing global tension, with recent U.S. military actions against Iran (e.g., bombing nuclear sites on June 22, 2025, per BBC reports) intensifying accusations of enabling Israel.
