Nuclear complex in Isfahan has been targeted again: IAEA
A large nuclear complex in Isfahan has been targeted for a second time during Israel’s attacks on Iran over the past nine days, Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said.
The IAEA said in a statement that the site in central Iran was first hit on 13 June when four buildings were damaged: the central chemical laboratory, a uranium conversion facility, a reactor fuel manufacturing plant and an enriched uranium metal processing facility under construction.
It stated that six other buildings at the same site have also been attacked: a natural and depleted uranium metal production facility that had not yet begun operations, a fuel rod production facility, as well as several other buildings.
The facilities targeted today either contained no nuclear material or small quantities of natural or low-enriched uranium, meaning any radioactive contamination is limited to the buildings that were damaged or destroyed, it said.
“Based on our analysis of the nuclear material present, we don’t see any risk of off-site contamination”, Grossi was quoted in the statement as saying.
Thousands gather in Iraqi capital to show solidarity with Iran
Inspired by a recent call from the highest religious authority in the country, the march called on the Iraqi government to prevent Israel and its allies from using Iraqi airspace and soil to attack Iraq’s neighbours.
This comes amid escalating regional tensions and recent U.S threats against Iran’s leadership.
“We support the stance of our grand leader. We totally reject arrogance and aggression. We will win by God’s willing, not only in Iran but in Palestine, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria”, one protester told Al Jazeera.
“We call on other Arab and Muslim states to reject the aggression on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Where are they [during] this campaign against a Muslim nation? The Iranians are our neighbours and we stand by them”, said Haytham Al-Juburi, a Baghdad resident, whom we also spoke to.
Supporters of the Coordination Framework, a Shia political umbrella organisation, demonstrate against Israeli attacks on Iran
