Iranian nuclear facility ‘severely damaged in US-Israeli missile attac | World | News
A gamma sterilization irradiation facility in Iran was targeted by a joint US-Israeli missile strike, according to local reports. The facility in Isfahan province was reported to have suffered serious damage on Saturday, but so far no radiation pollution has been reported in the surrounding area.
This comes after the Israeli Air Force announced a wave of attacks targeting infrastructure in Tehran and the Iranian city of Isfahan. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it attacked a storage area containing Iranian F-14 warplanes in Isfahan on March 7. It was reported that an explosion occurred at the command post of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Pakdasht, Tehran province, causing heavy damage to a nearby residential complex.
It was reported that many missiles hit Imam Ali Officers University.
An explosion also occurred at the Revolutionary Guard Air Force base in Mardavij, Isfahan; Explosions were also reported at Revolutionary Guard facilities in Vila Shahr, Najafabad and Karahak.
According to an official from Isfahan Governorate, 11 people were killed, many were injured and many production facilities were hit in airstrikes throughout the night.
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The entrance buildings of the facility, also located in Iran’s Isfahan province, were damaged. Despite this, the IAEA confirmed that no damage had occurred elsewhere and “no radiological consequences” were expected.
He wrote about X: “Based on the latest internationally available satellite imagery, the IAEA is now able to confirm some recent damage to the entrance buildings of Iran’s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP).
“No radiological consequences are expected at FEP, which was severely damaged in the June conflict, and no additional effects were detected.”
