The International Atomic Energy Agency stated on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) that it now believes Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s Natanz enrichment website had “direct impacts” on the power’s underground centrifuge halls.
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This marks the primary time the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has assessed harm from the strikes within the underground components of Natanz, which is the principle enrichment facility of Iran’s nuclear programme.
“Based on continued evaluation of high-resolution satellite tv for pc imagery collected after Friday’s assaults, the IAEA has recognized extra components that point out direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz,” the agency said.
Already, an above-ground enrichment hall had been destroyed, as well as electrical equipment that powered the facility.
Published – June 17, 2025 06:29 pm IST
