Natanz nuclear site struck by US-Israel assault

Bangla Press Desk:   The United States and Israel struck Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Saturday, the Islamic republic's atomic energy organisation said.

"Following the criminal attacks by the United States and the usurping Zionist regime against our country, the... Natanz enrichment complex was targeted this morning," the organisation said in a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency.It added that there was "no leakage of radioactive materials reported" in the area in central Iran.

Meanwhile, Russia condemned reported strikes on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, saying they created a risk of "catastrophe" in the Middle East.

The UN's atomic energy watchdog said it was looking into an Iranian report that the Natanz nuclear site, used for uranium enrichment, was attacked in the war with the United States and Israel.

"The international community... must immediately provide an objective and hardline assessment of these irresponsible actions, which pose a real risk of a catastrophe across the Middle East," Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.Source: daily Sun

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