Vienna, Austria, March 3 (ANI) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday that recent satellite imagery shows damage to entrance buildings at Iran’s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant, but that no radiological impact has been detected.
“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 agency posted on X.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) earlier reported that U.S.-Israeli strikes on March 2 hit the Natanz site and severely damaged at least three buildings. ISW said the combined force has been working to degrade Iranian air defenses to maintain air superiority over western Iran and that the strike on Natanz marked the first attack on an Iranian nuclear facility since the campaign began on February 28. ISW cited satellite imagery and an Israeli analyst for its assessment.
ISW also reported that the March 2 strikes targeted Iranian internal security facilities responsible for maintaining order, suppressing protests, and disseminating regime messaging.
The conflict entered its third day on Tuesday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had struck what it described as the Iranian regime’s central leadership compound, calling it a heavily secured command headquarters. “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.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News the strikes were urgently needed because Iran was constructing new underground sites to shelter its missile and nuclear programs. He said earlier attacks had prompted Tehran to build subterranean bunkers that could soon make those programs immune to strikes.
Netanyahu added that the campaign would not be open-ended and asserted the Iranian regime would be destroyed. As the confrontation continues, some effects are beginning to emerge, while world leaders urge dialogue. It remains uncertain whether the parties will agree to halt hostilities.
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