According to the IDF, a strike targeted a Tehran facility involved in producing equipment that could accelerate and expand uranium enrichment.
The IDF reported that Israeli forces conducted strikes on multiple Iranian military targets on Tuesday, including a centrifuge production facility and weapons manufacturing sites in Tehran.
The IDF stated that the operation, involving over 50 fighter jets, aimed at disrupting Iran’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.
The Israeli Air Force reportedly hit a centrifuge production site near Tehran, which the IDF alleges was intended to “enable the Iranian regime to expand the scale and speed of its uranium enrichment to develop nuclear weapons,” describing it as “a key facility for centrifuge production.”
Besides the centrifuge facility, the IDF said its aircraft targeted factories manufacturing missile components.
The IAEA has reportedly confirmed that Israeli airstrikes targeted two centrifuge production facilities associated with Iran’s nuclear program.
In a statement on X, the IAEA identified the sites as the Tehran Research Center and the TESA workshop in Karaj, located west of Tehran.
The IDF claims Iran is enriching uranium at levels “not required for civilian use,” and stated the strike was “part of the broad effort to operate against Iran’s nuclear weapons development project.”
Iran is currently enriching uranium to 60% purity, significantly higher than the 3.67% limit stipulated in the 2015 nuclear deal, which became void after the U.S. withdrawal under President Donald Trump.
Despite Israel’s claims, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told CNN that the agency does “not have any proof of a systematic effort” by Iran to develop nuclear weapons.
Amid ongoing talks between the U.S. and Iran, Israel reportedly launched strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites last week, resulting in the deaths of several senior commanders and scientists. Iran responded with missile strikes on Israel.
Moscow condemned Israel’s strike, warning that further escalation could destabilize the region, and called on Israel to “come to its senses and immediately stop raids on nuclear installations.”
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