Israel strikes nuclear reactor in Arak: IAEA confirms damage to key buildings
Photo: IAEA updates data on the attack on Iran's nuclear facility (Getty Images)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has updated information regarding yesterday's Israeli strike on the Iranian nuclear facility in Khondab (former Arak), confirming that key buildings were indeed damaged, the IAEA account on X reports.
According to the agency, several important structures were damaged, including the distillation unit.
This update clarifies the IAEA's earlier report from Thursday, which only mentioned damage to the research reactor and noted no radiological consequences.
"As mentioned in yesterday's update, while damage to the Khondab Heavy Water Production Plant was initially not visible, the Agency later assessed that key buildings at the facility were damaged, including the distillation unit," the statement says.
On June 19, the IAEA reported damage to a heavy water research reactor at the site. The agency stated that the reactor was still under construction and not yet operational. It contained no nuclear materials, and no radiological consequences were detected as a result of the damage.
Israel's operation
Israel has been conducting an operation against Iran's nuclear infrastructure for a week, codenamed Rising Lion. The confrontation has involved massive exchanges using hundreds of missiles and drones.
Earlier, an attack on the nuclear facility in Isfahan damaged at least four key infrastructure buildings, including a uranium processing plant and a fuel plate manufacturing facility.
Reports also indicated that at least 14 Iranian nuclear scientists have been eliminated in Israeli strikes.
As previously reported, Russian nuclear scientists are working in Iran. Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the Kremlin has an agreement with Israeli leadership not to target Russian specialists involved in building the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
However, yesterday in a comment to RBC-Ukraine, the leader of the Israeli political party A-Hazon, Zion Alon, stated that Russia would be better off taking its scientists out.
