Iran: Natanz nuclear facility attacked, IAEA confirms
Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 3, 2026, after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28, sparking a new wave of retaliatory missile strikes from Iran across the region. (Photo by Negar / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Reza Najafi, told reporters on Monday that the Natanz nuclear site in Iran was struck during U.S. and Israeli attacks. “Again they attacked Iran’s peaceful safeguarded nuclear facilities yesterday. Their justification that Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons is simply a big lie,” Najafi said to reporters at the IAEA headquarters, the the Associated Press reported. When asked which facility nuclear he was referring to, Najafi replied, “Natanz.” In an X post on Tuesday, the IAEA confirmed there was damage to the site. “Based on the latest available satellite imagery, IAEA...