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Thursday, June 19, 2025
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
IDF video shows strike on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF releases footage showing its strike this morning on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor.
The reactor was only partially built, and Iran had informed the IAEA that it planned to begin operating the facility next year.
The military says the strike “targeted the component intended for plutonium production, in order to prevent the reactor from being restored and used for nuclear weapons development.”
Israeli strikes target the Arak heavy water reactor in Iran, June 19, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
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