The United States and Israel attacked a uranium enrichment plant in Natanz on the morning of March 21, CNN reported, citing the Iranian Tasnim news agency.
The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization said in a statement: “There has been no leakage of radioactive materials and there is no danger to residents of the surrounding areas.”
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) maleWhich received information about an attack on a nuclear facility in Natanz. The organization said on the social networking site
It was not officially announced exactly who struck Natanz. Israeli command officials told CNN that they “have no information about any IDF strikes on this facility.”
Officially, neither the United States nor Israel had commented on the attack on Natanz at press time.
The United States and Israel say one of the main goals of the war is to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Since the beginning of the war, the United States and Israel have repeatedly attacked Iranian nuclear facilities.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 19 that Iran had become “weaker than ever” as a result of the war and was no longer able to enrich uranium.