Israeli army says it attacked dozens of targets across Tehran overnight
The Israeli military has claimed that more than 60 fighter jets took part in the attacks on the Iranian capital, which it said used approximately 120 munitions. The army also said it struck “several industrial sites for missile production” in the Tehran area.
As we’ve been reporting, Israel’s attacks across Iran over the past several days have killed hundreds of people.
Israeli military says it bombed Iranian missile launch platform, kills commander
The Israeli military says it attacked a short while ago “three missile platforms ready to be launched from Iran into Israel”. It said it also struck the “military commander who was preparing to launch them”, without providing more details.
IAEA: Khondab reactor damaged, but no ‘radiological consequence’ expected
The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has assessed that Israel’s Thursday strikes on the Khondab heavy water research reactor damaged key buildings at the facility, including the distillation unit.
However, it said, because the Khondab reactor was still under construction and not operational, it contained no nuclear material. Therefore, no “radiological consequence” was expected, IAEA head Rafael Grossi said in a statement.
The statement said damage to the facility, which was previously named Arak, had initially not been visible, but that the agency had later assessed that key buildings in the complex had been damaged.
The Israeli military said it had specifically targeted “the structure of the reactor’s core seal, which is a key component in plutonium production”.
Russian specialists still working at Bushehr nuclear plant, says official
The head of Russia’s nuclear energy corporation says that Russian specialists are continuing to work at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, and that the situation there remains normal.
Alexey Likhachev said that he hoped that Moscow’s warnings to Israel not to attack the site had been received by the Israeli leadership.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more than 200 Russians were continuing to work at Iran’s Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant, and that an agreement had been reached with Israel over their safety.
Russia, which has a strategic cooperation agreement with Iran, has strongly urged the US not to join in Israel’s strikes on Israel, warning it would destabilise the region and risk triggering a nuclear catastrophe.
