Vienna [Austria], March 3 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday confirmed damage to the Natanz Nuclear facility in Iran but said there was no radiological impact.
“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). No radiological consequence expected and no additional impact detected at FEP itself, which was severely damaged in the June conflict,” the IAEA said in a post on X.
Earlier, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said US-Israeli strikes on Monday hit the Natanz facility, severely damaging at least three buildings. In a series of posts on X, ISW said the combined US-Israeli force continued to degrade Iranian air defenses to maintain air superiority over western Iran.
“The combined force struck the Natanz Nuclear Facility in Esfahan Province on March 2, which marks the first attack on an Iranian nuclear site since the start of the US-Israeli campaign on February 28. An Israeli analyst, citing March 2 satellite imagery, reported that strikes targeted Natanz and severely damaged at least three buildings,” ISW said.
ISW added that the combined strikes on March 2 also targeted Iranian internal security sites responsible for maintaining security, suppressing protests, and spreading regime propaganda.
The conflict continued into its third day. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that the Iranian regime’s leadership compound, described as the central headquarters, had been dismantled. “This command headquarters was one of the most heavily secured assets in Iran. The compound that housed the regime’s most senior forum was struck by the IAF overnight using precise intelligence. The leaders behind this terror regime, and the headquarters in which they sat, have been eliminated,” the IDF said.
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News an attack on Iran was urgently necessary because Tehran was building new underground sites to shield its missile and nuclear programs. “The reason that we had to act now is because after we hit their nuclear sites and their ballistic missile program [in June 2025] … they started building new sites… underground bunkers that would make their ballistic missile program and their atomic bomb program immune within months,” he said.
Netanyahu also contended the war would not be endless and said Iran’s regime would be destroyed. With the conflict entering Day 3, effects are starting to show. While world leaders call for dialogue, it remains unclear whether both sides will agree to cease hostilities. (ANI)
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