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Times of Oman
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Times of Oman
Iran's centrifuge production sites hit by Israeli strikes, IAEA confirms
Tehran: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that two Iranian centrifuge production facilities, TESA Karaj workshop and Tehran Research Centre, were hit in recent strikes. "The IAEA has information that two centrifuge production facilities in Iran, the TESA Karaj workshop and the Tehran Research Centre, were hit. Both sites were previously under IAEA monitoring and verification as part of the JCPOA," IAEA wrote on X. "At the Tehran site, one building was hit where advanced centrifuge rotors were manufactured and tested. At Karaj, two buildings were destroyed where different centrifuge components were manufactured," IAEA added om X. The Embassy of Iran in India on Wednesday shared a statement made by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), where he said that they (IAEA) did not have any proof that Iran is going to make nuclear weapons. In a post on X, the Embassy said, "Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, admits that Iran was not going to make a nuclear weapon. "What we reported was that we did not have any proof of a systematic effort (by Iran) to move toward a nuclear weapon. " In the interview, Director General Grossi answering the question on nuclear weapons in Iran said, "What we informed and what we reported was that we did not have, as in coincidence with some of the sources you mentioned there, that we did not have any proof of a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon." According to a previous report by the Times of Israel citing Hebrew media, it was reported on Sunday that Israel discovered that Iranian scientists had conducted successful experiments in the design process of a nuclear weapon, bringing it weeks away from being able to produce a bomb. Times of Israel reported that this "golden information" was presented by intelligence officials to the political leadership before the decision was made to carry out preemptive strikes on Friday, along with the concern that Israel didn't know everything and that Tehran could be at an even more advanced stage in building a nuclear bomb than the available information showed, Army Radio reported, citing unnamed security officials. Meawhile, the US State Department on Tuesday (local time) reaffirmed the Trump administration's stance on Iran's nuclear programme, emphasising that "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
Irish Times
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Irish Times
Israel-Iran conflict: major explosion reported in Tehran as Israel says it targeted ‘centrifuge production' site
Israel claims to have hit a 'centrifuge production' site in Tehran following reports of a large explosion in the city. Posting on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that it has attacked 'a centrifuge production site and several weapons manufacturing sites' in Iran overnight. The Iranian government has not acknowledged the attacks. The IDF wrote that more than 50 fighter jets 'completed a series of strikes on military targets in the Tehran area in recent hours'. READ MORE 'During the wave of attacks, several weapons manufacturing sites were targeted. Among the weapons production facilities attacked was a site for producing raw materials and components for assembling surface-to-surface missiles.' A major explosion could be heard around 5am in Tehran on Wednesday, following other explosions earlier, according to reports. At least one strike appeared to target Tehran's eastern neighbourhood of Hakimiyeh, where the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has an academy. Traffic stood bumper to bumper on roads to the west and downtown Tehran emptied out, with many shops shuttered as well as the ancient Grand Bazaar. Announcing the fresh wave of strikes on Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the IDF warned residents in parts of the city to urgently evacuate. 'Dear citizens, for your safety and well-being, we urgently request that you immediately evacuate the designated area in Tehran's Area 18. Your presence in this area puts your life at risk,' the IDF posted on social media. In Israel, the IDF said that families across the country had sought shelter due to missile launches from Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that hypersonic missiles were used during the latest attack on Israel. The extent to which they caused any damage also remains unclear. Responding to the ongoing strikes, Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, vowed on X that Iran would retaliate. 'We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show the Zionists no mercy,' he said. Those messages were posted after Donald Trump wrote on social media that the United States knows the location of the Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei, adding that the US would not kill him 'for now' but called for Iran's 'unconditional surrender'. – Guardian
