Ahmet Gençtürk
17 June 2025•Update: 17 June 2025
ATHENS
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday announced additional direct impacts as a result of Israeli aerial attacks on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site.
“Based on continued analysis of high resolution satellite imagery collected after Friday’s attacks, the IAEA has identified additional elements that indicate direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz,” the agency said on X.
This is the first time the nuclear watchdog has assessed the damage caused by the strikes in the underground parts of Natanz, Iran's main enrichment facility.
"No change to report at Esfahan and Fordow," the IAEA added.
It added that there are no reports from Iran's Esfahan and Fordow nuclear sites.
Regional tensions have escalated since Friday, when Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on multiple sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.
Israeli authorities said that at least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Iranian missile attacks since Friday.
Iran, for its part, said that at least 224 people have been killed and over 1,000 others wounded in the Israeli assault.
