Critical damage dealt to key nuclear site in Iran, says IAEA
TEHRAN: Israeli airstrikes dealt critical damage to a key Iranian nuclear facility during weekend airstrikes, according to the
United Nations
atomic watchdog, likely setting back Iran's uranium fuel cycle by months.
The
IAEA
reported that multiple Israeli strikes against Iran's uranium-conversion facility at Isfahan, 400 km south of Tehran, resulted in serious damage. Successfully knocking out
Isfahan
would be significant because it's the only location for converting uranium into the feedstock used by centrifuges, which in turn separate the uranium isotopes needed for nuclear power or bombs.
The IAEA reported late Friday that Israel had so far failed to damage Iran's
Fordow
enrichment complex, which is buried some 1,640 feet inside a mountain. Similarly, efforts to destroy to Iran's primary enrichment facility in Natanz have been limited to surface structures, with no detected breaches to the heavily-fortified underground enrichment halls.
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Diplomats will convene in Vienna on Monday for an emergency session of the IAEA's board of governors. They're expected to discuss Israel's ongoing efforts to destroy Iran's nuclear infrastructure, as well the interruption to the IAEA's ability to verify the country's stockpile of near-bomb grade uranium.
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