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 ability’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 elements of Natanz, which is the primary 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 parts 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
