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UN nuclear watchdog: Iran reported US-Israel attack on its Natanz nuclear site

Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that the Natanz nuclear enrichment site was attacked on Saturday, the agency said in a post on X.

Ananya Palyekar Reuters

Marina Bobrova. Reuters

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March 21, 2026

UN nuclear watchdog: Iran reported US-Israel attack on its Natanz nuclear site

A satellite image shows the Natanz fuel enrichment complex, Iran, March 7, 2026, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Vantor/Handout via Reuters

Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that the Natanz nuclear enrichment site was attacked on Saturday, the agency said in a post on X.


No increase in off-site radiation levels was reported, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said, adding that it is looking into the report.


Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry condemned an attack on Iran's Natanz enrichment facility.


"This is a blatant violation of international law," the ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.



Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru, Marina Bobrova; Editing by Sharon Singleton, Kirsten Donovan/Reuters


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