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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said last night that the Israeli air strikes in the Natanz enrichment area of Iran believes that the facility has “direct effects ında in underground centrifugal halls. The UN’s nuclear guard dog for the first time evaluated the damage from strikes in the underground parts of Natanz, the main enrichment facility of Iran’s nuclear program.
“Based on the continuous analysis of high -resolution satellite images collected after the attacks on Friday, IAEA, IAEA, Natanz’daki underground enrichment halls showed additional effects on the direct effects,” he said. A above -ground enrichment hall was already destroyed by Israel.
A satellite photo showing the Natanz site in Iran. It is one of the most important nuclear facilities in the country.Credit: AP
The underground part of the Natanz facility, which has 15,000 centrifuges separating uranium isotopes before starting Israel strikes, is protected by a steel and concrete shell.
IAEA suggested that even if the damage to the base surface structures of Natanz’s extensive enrichment halls were clearly seen by the satellites, it remained intact. If the re -evaluation is true and Iran’s highest capacity enrichment area was removed, another major blow to the country’s nuclear ambitions.
In addition to destroying Iran’s single Uranium transformation facility in Isfahan, it violates Natanz as a great success for Israel, which aims to reclaim the ability of the Islamic Republic to produce nuclear fuel. IAEA has not yet detected damage to Iran’s other underground enrichment in Fordow.
AP, Bloomberg
