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Iran’s key nuclear sites have not suffered any further damage since Friday, the first day of Israel’s attack on the country, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced at a governors’ meeting on Monday.

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the nuclear watchdog, said while buildings above ground at Iran’s principal uranium enrichment site at Natanz had been destroyed, strategic locations underground had not been struck.

“There has been no additional damage at the Natanz fuel enrichment plant site since the Friday attack,” Grossi said. “There has been no indication of a physical attack on the underground cascade hall containing part of the pilot fuel enrichment plant and the main fuel enrichment plant.”

That contrasts with claims made by Israel’s military on Friday after its air force bombed the Nantaz site that said the underground area of the site was damaged.

A second Iranian enrichment site, at Fordow, which is hidden 80 to 90 metres below a mountain, is not thought to have been affected, Grossi said in the update, though it had been attacked by Israel on Friday evening. “No damage has been seen,” the director general said.

Israel launched its attack on Iran on Friday to pre-empt a secret Iranian programme to build a nuclear bomb, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said, which would require uranium to be enriched to 90% to produce a warhead.

The country runs two principal enrichment sites, at Natanz and Fordow, and has already accumulated 408.6kg of 60%-enriched uranium – enough, the regulator said last week, to make nine nuclear bombs if the enrichment continued.

There are two facilities at Natanz. The main site, the fuel enrichment plant, is estimated to be between 8 and 12 metres below ground. Military analysts believe it can withstand bombing with all but the heaviest weapons available to Israel, and to destroy it would be likely to require multiple strikes with the 1.8-tonne Rocks missile or 1.6-tonne Air Lora missiles.

A lesser site, the pilot fuel enrichment plant, was based partly overground and vulnerable to attack. Satellite imagery confirms there is serious damage to buildings overground, including the pilot fuel enrichment plant – but it is not possible to assess the impact to the underground hall from the imagery above.

Electricity infrastructure – a sub-station and power supplies had also been destroyed at the Natanz site, Grossi said, which is also confirmed by satellite imagery – and the resulting “loss of power to the cascade hall may have damaged the centrifuges there”.

Naturally occurring uranium contains only 0.7% of the fissile isotope, uranium 235. It has to be enriched to 90% uranium 235 before it can be used in a warhead. Uranium is converted into a gas, uranium hexaflouride, and spun in centrifuges to separate the uranium-235 from the heavier, stable uranium-238.

There was also “both radiological and chemical contamination” at the Natanz site that could potentially include a dangerous uranium leak. Speculating, Grossi said it was possible that uranium isotopes were dispersed inside the facility.

If so, the radiation would consist primarily of alpha particles that would pose “a significant danger if uranium is inhaled or ingested” – but the the IAEA chief said this risk could be effectively managed with respiratory devices or other protective measures.

Iran’s second enrichment site, Fordow, is generally considered to have been built so deep below ground that it could be destroyed only by US GBU 57/B bunker buster bombs, which are so heavy they can only be launched from B-2 bombers.

Some other Iranian nuclear sites, such as the Bushehr civil nuclear reactor, had not been attacked, the IAEA said. Four buildings were damaged at a research site at Isfahan, including a central chemical laboratory and a uranium conversion plant, it added.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/16/iran-nuclear-sites-natanz-isfahan-fordow-israel-attack

That contrasts with claims made by Israel’s military on Friday after its air force bombed the Nantaz site that said the underground area of the site was damaged.

🤣 The IDF are nothing but child and women killing liars. Why on earth would any sane person believe them?

Iran’s second enrichment site, Fordow, is generally considered to have been built so deep below ground that it could be destroyed only by US GBU 57/B bunker buster bombs, which are so heavy they can only be launched from B-2 bombers.

No wonder satanyahu has been busy tickling and licking trumps balls on national tv, trying desperately hard to drag the americans to fight a nation they were having talks with.

The blood thirsty shameless warmonger and war criminal didnt think this through.

Why start a war you cant finish? Is that not the highest height of stupidity? And some people think this man is a brave genius?

Thats why they are begging their big uncles to join the war against Iran. Baby Israel is nothing without the USA. Leave them one on one with Iran, Iran go too beat their baby killing ass

So how the the scientists there die if there is no damage? All this fake news

I was wondering too that plants that are like 160m under the ground can't be easily destroyed like that.

After all the boastings, Iran is now begging for a phone call.

This life ehn, na madness Dem take dey cure madness.

God bless Israel, the cure of Arabian madness.

ClearFlair:
So how the the scientists there die if there is no damage?

They killed them in their accommodation.

Awaiting B2 bomber. Iran should negotiate now b4 it's late

destinychildolu:
I was wondering too that plants that are like 160m under the ground can't be easily destroyed like that.

5 bunker bursting bombs is enough to wipe out everything.

the God of Israel is fighting for Israel against the god of Iran & its followers.

Not only has the God of Abraham, Issac & Jacob fought for Israel,
looks like He also causes an Earth Quake near the Nuke sites.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoK0Q7dGVGg

The God of Israel is above the god of the black stone

nans24:
🤣 The IDF are nothing but child and women killing liars. Why on earth would any sane person believe them?




No wonder satanyahu has been busy tickling and licking trumps balls on national tv, trying desperately hard to drag the americans to fight a nation they were having talks with.

The blood thirsty shameless warmonger and war criminal didnt think this through.

Why start a war you cant finish? Is that not the highest height of stupidity? And some people think this man is a brave genius?

IDF is an effective army when rolling tanks against children. When faced with a formidable adversary they run to the US to save them

So are you telling them to do more so as to damage before u learn

O ga oo. We don't even know what to believe now. It's like the media is the one spreading lies. Netanyahu should sheathe his sword. That war isn't necessary

Terrorist sympathisers are so excited with this fake news.

nans24:
🤣 The IDF are nothing but child and women killing liars. Why on earth would any sane person believe them?




No wonder satanyahu has been busy tickling and licking trumps balls on national tv, trying desperately hard to drag the americans to fight a nation they were having talks with.

The blood thirsty shameless warmonger and war criminal didnt think this through.

Why start a war you cant finish? Is that not the highest height of stupidity? And some people think this man is a brave genius?

Netanyahu is a war monger and a criminal, I hope president Trump ignores him and keep the the great USA out of the war

Only fools stand with the watchdog that is giving out classifieds info

Eriokanmi:
O ga oo. We don't even know what to believe now. It's like the media is the one spreading lies. Netanyahu should sheathe his sword. That war isn't necessary

Clinical beating...
Iran just throwing punches hoping to hit anything...

Iran will surely develop the nukes bcs China, Russia and NK are the silent big guys behind Iran

They've started again. 😅😅😅😅.

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WHICH IAEA CHIEF WENT THERE THIS WAR TIME TO VERIFY IT…FAKE NEWS….see how anti Israelis just wake up from the dead to suddenly comment.

This kind of talk is not necessary if true, it only massages your ego and exposes that area to further strikes which may then damage or destroy the plants. You should have allowed them think it has been taken out while you continue doing your thing. Abi someone is blabbing?

Your wish failed you ba.
You have only yourself to blame.

ClearFlair:
So how the the scientists there die if there is no damage? All this fake news

In as much I don't support the war but IAEA chief should sit this one out, has he visited the place recently to accertain the damage? Even his statement is showing uncertainty. Israel may damage buildings above the ground but there's also possibility that surgical strikes will permanently bury the underground routes with earth materials making the place inaccessible. He shouldn't be stoking the fire, the assessment will be done after calmness has been restored, I doubt any personnel even ones living in Iran can dare to visit the sites not after top generals and scientists have been assassinated.

So Iran is just a paper tiger?
The reason Iran fell so fast is because they're divisions within the country. That's why Israel was able to compromise Iran from within.

Do you know how divided Nigeria is? If Nigeria is to go to war with another country, you know what will happen, right?