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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Natanz

A handout picture made available by the Iranian IRGC office on January 11, 2025, shows Hossein Salami, left, head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Guard's air force, touring an underground missile base in an undisclosed location in Iran. (IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS WEBSITE / AFP)
January 12, 2025, 12:54 pm
Iran expands military drills to two more nuclear sites in country’s west and center
Army and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard exercises, initially focused on Natanz enrichment plant, now held at Fordo and Khondab nuclear facilities, state media reports
By AFP and ToI Staff
Footage shows Iran beginning air defense drills, near the Natanz nuclear site in Central Iran, January 7, 2025. (IRIB/AFP)
January 7, 2025, 7:48 pm
Iran steps up air defense drills near key nuclear site amid Israeli, US threats
Drills come after Israel said to have destroyed much of Iran’s air defenses in recent strikes and US to have examined plans to attack should Iran attempt a breakout to the bomb
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iran's domestically built centrifuges are displayed in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
November 19, 2024, 8:22 pm
Iran offers to cap enriched uranium stock if UN watchdog scraps censure
European powers set to admonish regime at IAEA meet for lack of cooperation with inspectors; stockpile of 60% enriched uranium has grown in recent months, despite int’l demands
By Agencies
Iran's domestically built centrifuges are displayed in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 3, 2024, 9:21 am
Iran’s nuclear facilities: Potential targets long in Israel’s sights
The Jewish state is mulling retaliation for the latest missile barrage by the Islamic Republic, with some speculation it could go after nuclear operations
By Reuters
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency , speaks during the IAEA's general conference in Vienna, on September 16, 2024. (Joe Klamar/AFP)
September 25, 2024, 3:12 am
IAEA chief: Iran showing more ‘willingness to reengage’ on nuclear program
Rafael Grossi says Iranian nuclear development has continued at ‘regular pace without accelerating too much,’ is hoping to visit Tehran in October
By Reuters and Jacob Magid
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi attends IAEA Board of Governors emergency meeting in Vienna, Austria, on April 11, 2024. (Joe Klamar/AFP)
May 6, 2024, 2:02 pm
UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Iran to discuss its nuclear program
Grossi to attend country’s 1st International Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology, in Isfahan province, home to Natanz plant hit by strikes attributed to Israel last month
By AFP
Illustrative: A missile is on display with a sign on it which reads 'Death to Israel' in Farsi, in front of a mosque in the shape of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock, at an entrance to Quds, an Iranian town to the west of the capital Tehran, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 22, 2024, 4:14 pm
Israelis tell NYT: Original plan was major strike on military targets near Tehran, beyond
Account also cites Israeli official saying a 2nd missile fired at Iranian antiaircraft battery was destroyed by the IAF en route, once it was clear the first had reached its target
By ToI Staff
An undated satellite image showing empty air defense embattlements at a site reportedly struck in an alleged Israeli attack on April 19, 2024, near Isfahan, Iran. (Screen capture: Google Maps)
April 21, 2024, 12:54 pm
Satellite image appears to show damaged Iranian radar allegedly struck by Israel
Surrounding Russian-made S-300 air defense missile launchers largely unscathed in attack that reportedly targeted embattlements guarding secret Natanz nuclear site
By ToI Staff
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's Natanz nuclear site, on April 14, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
April 19, 2024, 11:12 pm
In ‘message,’ IDF said to fire missiles at radar defense for secret Iran nuclear site
US reports say missiles fired from outside Iran hit air base in Isfahan, not nearby fortified Natanz atomic center; Iran insists only small drones used; missile debris found in Iraq
By ToI Staff and Agencies
This composite image shows an Iranian military workshop before (left, October 11, 2022) and after (right, February 3, 2023) a drone strike in Isfahan, Iran. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
March 3, 2024, 10:08 pm
Iran claims it executed Mossad ‘terrorist’ for drone attack on Isfahan arms facility
State TV says supposed spy ‘planned to explode the workshop complex of the Ministry of Defense’ in January 2023 strike blamed on Israel; details of execution not released
By AFP and ToI Staff
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows construction on a new underground facility at Iran's Natanz nuclear site, on April 14, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
May 24, 2023, 4:01 pm
Iran says it will work with inspectors after new tunnels near nuke site uncovered
Head of Tehran’s nuclear agency says it will adhere to IAEA standards, claims international interest in subterranean facility at Natanz a result of Israel feeling pressured
By Jon Gambrell
In this photo released by the US Air Force on May 2, 2023, airmen look at a GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri (US Air Force via AP)
May 22, 2023, 2:39 pm
Amid Iran tensions, US releases photos of bomb able to destroy underground facilities
Bunker-busting ordnance is kept at base that is home to B-2 stealth bombers, the only aircraft that can deploy it; but depth of Natanz tunnels likely presents a serious challenge
By Jon Gambrell
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows construction on a new underground facility at Iran's Natanz nuclear site, on April 14, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
May 22, 2023, 2:37 pm
Iran’s latest subterranean nuclear site likely impenetrable to US bunker busters
Analysts say continued tunneling near Natanz facility, revealed by recent satellite images, complicates calculations for US and Israel as nuclear deal remains stalled
By Jon Gambrell
Various centrifuge machines line a hall at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, Iran on April 17, 2021. (Screenshot/Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting-IRIB, via AP)
February 19, 2023, 10:44 pm
Iran said on cusp of ability to make nukes, having enriched uranium to 84% purity
Report says inspectors from UN atomic agency made discovery last week, are probing if move was intentional; Tehran previously known to have enriched to 60%
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), speaks at the 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, September 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey)
November 21, 2022, 12:19 pm
Iran says it has taken ‘initial measures’ in retaliation against IAEA resolution
Tehran accuses UN atomic energy agency and Western countries of trying to exert ‘maximum pressure’ amid two months of nationwide protests in the Islamic Republic
By AFP
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