US EditionIran's New Enrichment Site at Isfahan Among Nuclear Facilities Hit, Says IAEA Amid Fallout Risk
- Israel launched military strikes on June 16, 2025, targeting multiple Iranian nuclear sites including Isfahan, Natanz, Arak, and Tehran.
- Iran announced a new uranium enrichment facility in Isfahan just before the attacks as a retaliatory response to an IAEA resolution condemning it.
- The strikes damaged four buildings at the Isfahan complex, including the Uranium Conversion Facility, while underground areas housing highly enriched uranium remained intact; however, the IAEA cannot access these sites due to ongoing conflict.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated the inspection of the new Isfahan plant was postponed due to military operations and acknowledged uncertainty about the location and protection of uranium stockpiles.
- Though experts assess low immediate fallout risk, the strikes heighten regional risks, especially to critical desalination plants supplying most Gulf states' drinking water, underscoring grave humanitarian concerns.
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Iran's new enrichment site at Isfahan among nuclear facilities hit, says IAEA amid fallout risk
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IAEA chief identifies Isfahan as Iran’s planned uranium enrichment
VIENNA: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Thursday identified Isfahan, home to one of Iran’s biggest nuclear facilities, as the location of a uranium enrichment plant that Iran said it would soon open in retaliation for a diplomatic push against it. The day before Israel launched its military strikes against Iranian targets including nuclear facilities last Friday,
IAEA Chief: Isfahan Is Iran's Next Uranium Enrichment Site
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