Iran explosion near Natanz nuclear facility a controlled test
3 years ago

Iran explosion near Natanz nuclear facility a controlled test

Al Jazeera  

No damage was incurred as part of the air defence test, according to Iranian media. Tehran, Iran – A loud explosion was heard near Iran’s main nuclear facilities in Natanz, which have previously been targeted by sabotage attacks, but state media said it was part of a controlled test. Nournews, an outlet close to Iran’s security forces, confirmed an air defence missile was fired and exploded in the sky, but said it was part of a rapid reaction test. It has also blamed two attacks on the Natanz facility since last year, and another one earlier this year, on a centrifuge workshop in Karaj, on Israel, accusing it of “nuclear terrorism”. Iran’s nuclear programme has significantly advanced following the US withdrawal from the deal, and the country is now enriching uranium up to 60 percent, far higher than the 3.67 percent cap set in the accord.

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Israel destroys Iran’s nuclear weapons research facility: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel destroys Iran’s nuclear weapons research facility: Report

Live Mint  

An Israeli airstrike in late October destroyed a top-secret nuclear weapons research facility in Iran, significantly damaging the country’s efforts to resume nuclear weapons research, according to Axios, which cited multiple sources including three US officials and one current and one former Israeli official. A former Israeli official, briefed on the strike, stated that “This strike dealt a significant blow …

Iran's Air Defenses Engage in Intense Battle with Israeli Air Strikes
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Iran's Air Defenses Engage in Intense Battle with Israeli Air Strikes

China Daily  

Iran's air defenses have responded to Israeli strike attempts with explosions heard around the capital. The cause of the attacks is under investigation, but they appear to be in response to months of continuous attacks from Iran. Israel has launched three waves of strikes against military targets in Iran, and Iran has responded with limited damage to some areas. The …

EXPLAINER | Iran–Israel conflict
2 months, 2 weeks ago

EXPLAINER | Iran–Israel conflict

New Indian Express  

Iran’s nuclear sites Also on Israel’s wishlist is an aerial strike on the nuclear sites to ensure Tehran’s nuclear weapons programme doesn’t progress. However, given that most of Iran’s nuclear sites are buried deep underground across the country, Israel would need the help of the US to identify and destroy them. Iran’s main nuclear sites include uranium enrichment centres in …

Cyber attacks, assassinations and the NUCLEAR option: All the ways Israel can now strike back at Iran - as the world holds its breath...
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyber attacks, assassinations and the NUCLEAR option: All the ways Israel can now strike back at Iran - as the world holds its breath...

Daily Mail  

Iran's launch of nearly 200 ballistic missiles into the very heart of Israel on Tuesday has brought the conflict in the Middle East to boiling point. Impotent in attack – failing to land its missiles on Tel Aviv for a second time, thanks to Israel's incomparable 'Iron Dome' air defense system – Iran is also weak in defense, unable to …

Israel fires missiles in retaliatory strike against Iran
8 months ago

Israel fires missiles in retaliatory strike against Iran

Op India  

Israel launched missile strikes against Tehran during early hours on Friday morning, ABC News reported citing a senior US official. Iran’s air defence systems were activated in several locations after multiple explosions were heard close to the airport and an army base in the Iranian city of Isfahan, state media reported early Friday morning. Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned …

Iran fires air defence batteries at Isfahan air base and nuclear site, after Israeli attack
8 months ago

Iran fires air defence batteries at Isfahan air base and nuclear site, after Israeli attack

New Indian Express  

DUBAI: Iran fired air defences at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early Friday morning, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. In particular, IRNA said air defences fired at a major air base in Isfahan, which long has …

Three drones downed after explosions heard in Iran’s Isfahan: State media
8 months ago

Three drones downed after explosions heard in Iran’s Isfahan: State media

Al Jazeera  

US media reported Israel launched missile attack on target in Iran, but there has been no official comment from Israel. Iran’s air defences have brought down three small drones over the central city of Isfahan, state media reported, hours after United States broadcasters, quoting senior US officials, said Israeli missiles had hit an Iranian site. Second Brigadier General Siavash Mihandoust, …

Analysis: Why an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is a bad idea
8 months ago

Analysis: Why an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is a bad idea

Al Jazeera  

A direct Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites would yield little while risking too much. pic.twitter.com/4F7pAlNjWM — IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ April 19, 2024 He also suggested it would be “likely and imaginable” for Iran to reconsider pursuing a nuclear weapon if its nuclear facilities were targeted. Friday’s attack was close to Natanz, and Israel has successfully …

Explosions in Iran, US media reports Israeli strikes
8 months ago

Explosions in Iran, US media reports Israeli strikes

New Indian Express  

Iran's state media reported explosions in central Isfahan Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Air defence systems over several Iranian cities were activated, state media reported, after the country's official broadcaster said explosions were heard near the central city of Isfahan. Iran's Fars news agency reported "three explosions" were heard …

Isfahan explosions: Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN
8 months, 1 week ago

Isfahan explosions: Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN

CNN  

CNN — Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, a potentially dangerous escalation in a fast widening Middle East conflict that Iranian government officials have so far sought to play down. Reports of Friday’s strike came hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if Israel takes any further military …

Isfahan explosions: Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN
8 months, 1 week ago

Isfahan explosions: Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN

CNN  

CNN — Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, a potentially dangerous escalation in a fast widening Middle East conflict that Iranian government officials have so far sought to play down. Reports of Friday’s strike came hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if Israel takes any further military …

An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it
1 year, 7 months ago

An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed to destroy such sites, according to experts and satellite imagery analyzed by The Associated Press. The photos and videos from Planet …

US bombs unlikely to reach underground Iran nuclear site: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

US bombs unlikely to reach underground Iran nuclear site: Report

Al Jazeera  

New Iranian atomic facility near Natanz may be too deep underground to be destroyed by air raids, AP analysis says. The photos and videos from Planet Labs PBC show Iran has been digging tunnels in the mountain near the Natanz nuclear site, which has come under repeated sabotage attacks amid Tehran’s standoff with the West over its atomic programme. As …

Iran blames Israel for Isfahan drone attack
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran blames Israel for Isfahan drone attack

Al Jazeera  

The drone attack targeted a military factory in Isfahan on Saturday night, causing minor damage, according to authorities. Iran has blamed Israel for last week’s drone attack on a military factory near the central city of Isfahan, promising revenge for what appeared to be the latest episode in a long-running covert war. The attack came amid tension between Iran and …

Mint Explainer: How bombing of Iranian military facility threatens stability
1 year, 10 months ago

Mint Explainer: How bombing of Iranian military facility threatens stability

Live Mint  

The bombing of an Iranian military facility in Isfahan has caused the political temperature in the Middle East to rise. This characterization has not been disputed, with Israeli media reports citing government sources indicating that the attack was Isfahan is home to several facilities linked with Iran’s nuclear programme. In the last two years, Israel has launched multiple attacks on …

Iran reports drone attack on defense facility in Isfahan
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran reports drone attack on defense facility in Isfahan

India Today  

Drones attacked an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, the state-run IRNA news agency reported early Sunday. READ: Children among 16 killed in Iran protests, India Today verifies security forces opened fire Iran and Israel have long been engaged in a shadow war that has included covert attacks on Iranian military and nuclear facilities. Parchin is …

Iran says several arrested in nuclear facility sabotage plot
2 years, 9 months ago

Iran says several arrested in nuclear facility sabotage plot

The Hindu  

Iranian state television reported Monday that the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard arrested members of a “network" working for Israel that planned to sabotage Iran’s major underground nuclear facility at Fordo. The TV report came as months long negotiations in Vienna aimed at restoring Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers went on what their European hosts described as “a pause" after …

Analysis: Iran ups nuclear ante as Vienna deal talks resume
3 years ago

Analysis: Iran ups nuclear ante as Vienna deal talks resume

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After a monthslong hiatus, Iran has returned to negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving its cratered nuclear deal with world powers. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations body charged with monitoring the Islamic Republic’s program, acknowledged Wednesday that Iran began feeding a cascade of 166 advanced IR-6 centrifuges with uranium there. Tehran’s diplomatic …

Iran: ‘Sabotage attack’ on civilian nuclear center thwarted
3 years, 6 months ago

Iran: ‘Sabotage attack’ on civilian nuclear center thwarted

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have thwarted what they called a “sabotage attack” targeting a civilian nuclear facility near the country’s capital, state TV reported Wednesday, as details about the incident remained scarce. There are two sites associated with Iran’s nuclear program known to be in the area, including the Karaj Agricultural and Medical Research Center. Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization …

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel attacked Iran nuclear assets
3 years, 6 months ago

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel attacked Iran nuclear assets

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The outgoing chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran’s nuclear program and a military scientist. The comments by Yossi Cohen, speaking to Israel’s Channel 12 investigative program “Uvda” in a segment aired Thursday night, offered an extraordinary debriefing by the head of …

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel attacked Iran nuclear assets
3 years, 6 months ago

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel attacked Iran nuclear assets

India Today  

The outgoing chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgement yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran’s nuclear program and a military scientist. The comments by Yossi Cohen, speaking to Israel’s Channel 12 investigative program “Uvda” in a segment aired Thursday night, offered an extraordinary debriefing by the head of the typically secretive agency in …

Enrichment, Sabotage Cast Shadow Over New Iran Nuclear Talks
3 years, 8 months ago

Enrichment, Sabotage Cast Shadow Over New Iran Nuclear Talks

News 18  

Talks to save the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna Thursday amid new tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp up uranium enrichment in response to an attack on a facility it blamed on arch-foe Israel. After a positive first round of negotiations aimed at resurrecting the 2015 agreement scuttled by Donald Trump, Iran’s push towards enrichment levels needed for military …

Rouhani says Iran will boost nuclear activity after Natanz attack
3 years, 8 months ago

Rouhani says Iran will boost nuclear activity after Natanz attack

Al Jazeera  

The president promises to boost uranium enrichment in response to the Natanz attack, which he says will strengthen Iran’s hand in nuclear talks. Isfahan’s Natanz facilities were hit with a large blackout on Sunday, the second attack in less than a year, in what Iran said was an act of “nuclear terrorism” orchestrated by Israel. Retaliation for Natanz attack Rouhani …

Iran blames Israel for Natanz nuclear plant blackout, vows revenge
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran blames Israel for Natanz nuclear plant blackout, vows revenge

India Today  

Iran on Monday accused arch-foe Israel of sabotaging its key Natanz nuclear site and vowed revenge for an attack that appeared to be latest episode in a long-running covert war. Iran-US nuclear talks The incident occurred amid diplomatic efforts by Iran and the United States to revive Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, an accord Israel fiercely opposed, after …

Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran blamed Israel on Monday for an attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges — sabotage that imperils ongoing talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal and brings a shadow war between the two countries into the light. While the nature of the attack and the extent of the damage at Natanz …

Iran blames Israel for nuclear plant outage, pledges revenge
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran blames Israel for nuclear plant outage, pledges revenge

The Hindu  

Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges and vowed it would take “revenge”. While the extent of the damage at Natanz remains unclear, a former Iranian official said the assault set off a fire while a spokesman mentioned a “possible minor explosion.” The attack also further strains relations …

Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site, warns of revenge
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site, warns of revenge

Firstpost  

Dubai: Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges it uses to enrich uranium, warning that it would avenge the assault. Sunday’s assault and Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh’s comments blaming Israel could imperil ongoing talks in Vienna with world powers about saving a tattered accord aimed at curbing Iran’s …

Iran’s nuclear sites attacked in 600 words
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran’s nuclear sites attacked in 600 words

Al Jazeera  

Recent sabotage at Iran’s Natanz facility threatens to upend nuclear negotiations, which began last week, and heighten regional tensions. Iran’s nuclear programme has been targeted in sabotage attacks over the last decade, the latest incident striking its underground Natanz facility. Nuclear sites Natanz, in Iran’s central Isfahan province, hosts the country’s main uranium enrichment facility. ‘Nuclear terrorism’ The head of …

Iran: Mysterious blackout threatens to undermine nuclear talks
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran: Mysterious blackout threatens to undermine nuclear talks

CNN  

Tehran CNN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has vowed revenge against Israel after an apparent attack on an Iranian nuclear site caused a blackout at the facility over the weekend. Newly inaugurated centrifuges at Iran’s Natanz facility, a centerpiece of the country’s contentious nuclear program, appeared to have been badly damaged in Sunday’s incident, which Tehran has described as …

Iran warns Israel it will take revenge after sabotage attack on Natanz nuclear facility
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran warns Israel it will take revenge after sabotage attack on Natanz nuclear facility

ABC  

Iran has blamed Israel for a sabotage attack that damaged centrifuges used to enrich uranium at its underground Natanz nuclear facility, warning it would take revenge for the assault. Key points: The event was initially described as a blackout caused by the electrical grid feeding its above-ground workshops and underground enrichment halls The incident took place a day after Tehran …

Iran’s Zarif blames Israel for Natanz incident, vows revenge
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran’s Zarif blames Israel for Natanz incident, vows revenge

Al Jazeera  

Contrary to last year’s attack on Natanz, Iran has chosen not to shy away from directly blaming Israel and singling out its efforts to derail nuclear talks in Vienna. Tehran, Iran – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif vowed revenge against Israel for an attack on Iran’s main nuclear facilities at Natanz but said it will not stop high-level talks to …

Iran calls Natanz nuclear enrichment site blackout 'nuclear terrorism'
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran calls Natanz nuclear enrichment site blackout 'nuclear terrorism'

ABC  

A blackout at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Sunday was an act of "nuclear terrorism", according to the country's nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi. Key points: Multiple Israeli media outlets reported a cyberattack caused the blackout The incident took place a day after Tehran launched advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack While there was …

Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout ‘nuclear terrorism’
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout ‘nuclear terrorism’

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism,” raising regional tensions as world powers and Tehran continue to negotiate over its tattered nuclear deal. Iran also blamed Israel for the November killing of a scientist who began the country’s military nuclear program decades earlier. “It’s hard …

Iran nuclear incident: Israel army chief appears to hint at possible role in Natanz facility blackout
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran nuclear incident: Israel army chief appears to hint at possible role in Natanz facility blackout

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s army chief has appeared to hint at possible Israeli involvement in an incident at the Natanz nuclear site in Iran, which was described as “terrorist action” by the head of Iran’s atomic energy agency. Just hours after Iranian officials reported the incident, Israel’s army chief Aviv Kochavi said the country’s “operations throughout the Middle East are …

Iran calls blackout at Natanz atomic site ‘nuclear terrorism’
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran calls blackout at Natanz atomic site ‘nuclear terrorism’

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s nuclear chief links incident with nuclear deal, saying it was perpetrated by those who oppose lifting sanctions. Tehran, Iran – Iran condemned a blackout at its underground Natanz nuclear facility early on Sunday as an act of “nuclear terrorism” and said Tehran reserves the right to respond, but did not specify who was responsible and how Iran may react. …

Iran says nuke program testing newest advanced centrifuge
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran says nuke program testing newest advanced centrifuge

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Saturday it has begun mechanical tests on its newest advanced nuclear centrifuge, even as the five world powers that remain in a foundering 2015 nuclear deal with Iran attempt to bring the U.S. back into the agreement. Since January, Iran has begun enriching uranium at up to 20% purity, a technical step away from weapons-grade …

Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing points to Israel's murderous game plan
4 years ago

Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing points to Israel's murderous game plan

The Hindu  

The assassination of MohsenFakhrizadeh, a high-ranking nuclear physicist who headed the Iranian Defence Ministry’s Innovation and Research wing, on November 27 on the outskirts of Tehran was done with the express purpose of provoking a new military confrontation in the region and permanently scuttling the United States-Iran nuclear deal. Fakhrizadeh’s assassination was planned to sabotage the stated goal of the …

Satellite photos show construction at Iran nuclear site
4 years, 1 month ago

Satellite photos show construction at Iran nuclear site

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has begun construction at its Natanz nuclear facility, satellite images released Wednesday show, just as the U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged Tehran is building an underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant after its last one exploded in a reported sabotage attack last summer. “Nothing in Iran regarding its peaceful nuclear program is being done in secret, …

UN watchdog: Iran building at underground nuclear facility
4 years, 1 month ago

UN watchdog: Iran building at underground nuclear facility

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Inspectors from the U.N.'s atomic watchdog have confirmed Iran has started building an underground centrifuge assembly plant after its previous one exploded in what Tehran called a sabotage attack over the summer, the agency’s head told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s nuclear department, last month told state television the destroyed above-ground …

Iran says ‘internal agents’ may be responsible for Natanz blast
4 years, 3 months ago

Iran says ‘internal agents’ may be responsible for Natanz blast

Al Jazeera  

President Rouhani’s administration hints at new possibility of sabotage at Iran’s key nuclear facilities. Tehran, Iran – The Iranian government said on Tuesday there are strong suspicions that “internal agents” played a role in a massive explosion that occurred at a key nuclear facility earlier this year. “One of the strong theories is based on internal agents being involved in …

Iran says sabotage caused explosion at Natanz nuclear site
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran says sabotage caused explosion at Natanz nuclear site

Al Jazeera  

Spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization says authorities will reveal ‘in due time the reason behind blast’ in July. Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has said an explosion last month that damaged the country’s Natanz nuclear facility was the result of “sabotage”. “Security investigations confirm this was sabotage and what is certain is that an explosion took place in Natanz,” spokesman Behrouz …

What is behind these explosions and fires in Iran? Experts suggest some possible theories
4 years, 5 months ago

What is behind these explosions and fires in Iran? Experts suggest some possible theories

ABC  

First, it was forest fires. "In the summer of 2019, during two and half months, there were dozens of similar incidents — fires, explosions," said Dr Raz Zimmt, an Iran specialist at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Iran had been dealing with "thousands" of cyber attacks but denied they were causing the …

Analysis: Risks grow after blast hits Iran’s nuclear program
4 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: Risks grow after blast hits Iran’s nuclear program

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A mysterious explosion and fire at Iran’s main nuclear facility may have stopped Tehran from building advanced centrifuges, but it likely has not slowed the Islamic Republic in growing its ever-increasing stockpile of low-enriched uranium. The larger that stockpile grows, the shorter the so-called “breakout time” becomes — time that Iran would need to build …

Suspicions cyber sabotage behind fire at Iran nuclear facility, but Israel says it's 'not necessarily' involved
4 years, 5 months ago

Suspicions cyber sabotage behind fire at Iran nuclear facility, but Israel says it's 'not necessarily' involved

ABC  

A fire at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear facility has caused significant damage that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges used to enrich uranium, an Iranian nuclear official said. Key points: Israel denies it was behind an incident at the Iranian facility, which caused significant damage but no casualties Iran has stepped away from the agreement requiring it to limit …

Fire at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility caused significant damage
4 years, 5 months ago

Fire at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility caused significant damage

Al Jazeera  

Iranian officials say incident could slow down the country’s development and production of advanced centrifuges. A fire that broke out at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility last week caused significant damage that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges, an Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday. No one was hurt in the mysterious blaze last Thursday at the site, said Behrouz …

Iran declines to disclose cause of fire at Natanz nuclear site
4 years, 5 months ago

Iran declines to disclose cause of fire at Natanz nuclear site

Al Jazeera  

Move comes as Iran’s civil defence chief threatens to retaliate if proof of a foreign cyberattack is found. Iranian investigators have determined the cause of a fire at the Natanz nuclear plant, a spokesman for Iran’s top security body said on Friday, while declining to immediately release details of the findings over “security reasons”. The National Security Council’s statement came …

Analysts: Fire at Iran nuclear site hit centrifuge facility
4 years, 5 months ago

Analysts: Fire at Iran nuclear site hit centrifuge facility

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fire and an explosion struck a centrifuge production plant above Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility early Thursday, analysts said, one of the most-tightly guarded sites in all of the Islamic Republic after earlier acts of sabotage there. Thank God, the site is continuing its work as before.” In Washington, the State Department said …

'Incident' damages construction near Iran nuclear site
4 years, 5 months ago

'Incident' damages construction near Iran nuclear site

The Hindu  

An “incident” damaged an under-construction building Thursday near Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, though it did not affect its centrifuge operations or cause any release of radiation, a spokesman said. The affected building, described as an “industrial shed,” was above ground and not part of the enrichment facility itself, said Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization …

Fire damages building at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility
4 years, 5 months ago

Fire damages building at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility

Al Jazeera  

No casualties reported, officials say site operating as usual after incident at Iran’s main uranium enrichment site. A fire broke out at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Thursday but there were no casualties reported and the site is operating as usual, Iranian officials said. The Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant, Iran’s main uranium enrichment site, is one of several Iranian facilities …

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