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UN nuclear watchdog confirms new damage to Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility complex
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms that entrance buildings in Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility have sustained partial damage, after satellite photos from the past two days apparently showed damage inflicted during the ongoing US-Israeli bombing campaign.
“Based on the latest available satellite imagery, IAEA can now confirm some recent damage to entrance buildings of Iran’s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP),” the agency writes on X, adding, “No radiological consequence expected and no additional impact detected at FEP itself, which was severely damaged in the June conflict.”
The Natanz facility was one of the main targets in the previous 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June, which the US eventually joined.
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