A severe radiation alert has been sounded following Israel’s Defence Minister’s declaration that his nation is “on the verge” of obliterating “more than 10 nuclear targets” in Iran. Israel Katz announced that the Israeli Air Force is set to strike “very significant targets, strategic targets, targets of the regime and infrastructure” in Tehran.
Among the targets is the subterranean Fordow facility, which Katz affirmed will “an issue that will certainly be addressed.
The Natanz nuclear facility has already felt the brunt of Israeli strikes, and following this latest warning from Israel, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, highlighted the extensive risks associated with attacks on such facilities. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned of both radiological and chemical contamination risks within Iran’s primary nuclear enrichment facility.
“Based on continued analysis of high resolution satellite imagery collected after Friday’s attacks, the IAEA has identified additional elements that indicate direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz,” the agency reported on X. “No change to report at Esfahan and Fordow,” the IAEA added.
