IAEA Confirms Israeli Airstrikes Destroy Iran’s Centrifuge Sites Near Tehran
The IAEA confirms Israeli strikes destroyed two key centrifuge production facilities in Karaj and Tehran, escalating tensions over Iran’s nuclear ambitions and JCPOA compliance.
Two buildings used to produce centrifuge parts for Iran’s nuclear program have been destroyed in Karaj, near Tehran, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Targeted Locations
The agency made the announcement on Wednesday, just hours after Israel’s military said it had launched air strikes around Tehran. The IAEA reported that two centrifuge production sites, the TESA Karaj workshop and the Tehran Research Center, were hit.
Additional Strike on Advanced Centrifuge Production
Both locations had been under IAEA watch and inspection, as part of the 2015 nuclear deal known as the JCPOA. The agency also said a separate building in Tehran, where advanced centrifuge rotors were made and tested, was struck in another attack.
Israel's Confirmed Involvement
Earlier, Israel’s military confirmed that it targeted a centrifuge plant in Tehran as part of a wider effort to stop Iran’s nuclear weapons development.
Centrifuges play a crucial role in uranium enrichment, which can be used to make fuel for reactors or, if extended, to build nuclear weapons.
