US, Israel Attack Iran's Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility

TEHRAN, March 21 (Bernama-Xinhua-Anadolu) -- The United States (US) and Israel carried out an attack on the Natanz uranium-enrichment facility in Iran on Saturday morning, according to Iran's local media, reported Xinhua.

No radioactive leaks have been reported, and residents near the site were not at risk.  

Meanwhile,  Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency, that The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran said the Shahid Ahmadi Roshan enrichment facility was struck.

It added that the attack violates international laws and commitments, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and other nuclear safety regulations.

The organisation said technical and specialised assessments were conducted by the country’s Nuclear Safety System Centre to evaluate the possibility of radioactive contamination at the site.

According to the findings, no radioactive material leak was detected, and there is no danger to residents living near the facility, the statement said.

The Natanz nuclear facility was previously targeted in a US-Israeli attack on March 2.

The nuclear facility was one of three sites targeted by US strikes in June last year during the conflict with Iran, alongside Fordow and Isfahan.

The US-Israeli strikes on Iran began Feb. 28, with Tehran retaliating with repeated drone and missile strikes targeting Israel and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.

-- BERNAMA-XINHUA - ANADOLU