Iran's key nuclear facility at Natanz was struck during recent US and Israeli military operations, Tehran's envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member Board of Governors, Iran's ambassador Reza Najafi accused Washington and Tel Aviv of targeting safeguarded nuclear infrastructure.
“Again they attacked Iran's peaceful, safeguarded nuclear facilities yesterday,” Najafi said.
When asked by Reuters which specific site had been hit, he responded: “Natanz.”
The Natanz complex is one of Iran's primary uranium enrichment facilities and has long been at the centre of international scrutiny over Tehran's nuclear programme.
The statement came amid escalating military exchanges between Iran, the United States and Israel, heightening concerns over the safety of nuclear infrastructure in the region.”
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Earlier, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on Monday said the agency has detected no abnormal radiation levels following ongoing military attacks in Iran and parts of the Middle East, but cautioned that the situation remains “very concerning”.
Delivering his introductory statement at an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Governors at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna on March 2, 2026, Grossi said the agency had activated its Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) to monitor potential radiological risks arising from the conflict.
“All of us have been following with concern the military attacks in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East,” Grossi said, adding that the IAEA had responded “in accordance with our mandate, by focussing on possible radiological emergencies derived from the military operations.”
“So far, no elevation of radiation levels above the usual background levels has been detected in countries bordering Iran,” he said.
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Grossi said the IAEA currently has “no indication” that nuclear installations in Iran have been damaged, including the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the Tehran Research Reactor, or other fuel cycle facilities.
However, efforts to re-establish communication with Iranian nuclear regulatory authorities remain unsuccessful.
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