(New York, 23rd) The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed that the entrance to a tunnel used for storing part of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile at the Isfahan nuclear facility was damaged during a nighttime U.S. military raid.
According to Reuters, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a statement on Sunday (June 22) saying: “We have determined that the entrance to the underground tunnel at the Isfahan nuclear facility has been destroyed.” Some officials had previously stated that most of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is stored underground at the Isfahan nuclear facility.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi subsequently submitted a statement to the United Nations Security Council, which appeared to confirm that the tunnel that was hit is part of the area used for storing enriched uranium.
He said in the statement: “It appears that the entrance to the tunnel used for storing enriched uranium was hit.”
In addition, Grossi pointed out that because the Fordow uranium enrichment facility is built deep in a mountain in central Iran, and given both its underground location and the penetrative power of the bombs used by the United States, it is currently impossible to assess the extent of the damage.
He said: “It is clear that Fordow also received a direct hit, but it is impossible to determine the extent of the damage within the uranium enrichment workshop.”
According to the IAEA statement, after the U.S. airstrike on Saturday night (June 21), three Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—were hit. The Isfahan nuclear facility, which had previously been attacked multiple times by Israel, suffered further damage.
Grossi said that the Iranian nuclear regulatory agency had informed the IAEA that after the attacks on the three nuclear facilities, offsite radiation levels had not risen.
Grossi called on the relevant countries to urgently take diplomatic measures to end hostilities and allow the IAEA to resume its nuclear verification activities in Iran.
According to Reuters, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a statement on Sunday (June 22) saying: “We have determined that the entrance to the underground tunnel at the Isfahan nuclear facility has been destroyed.” Some officials had previously stated that most of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is stored underground at the Isfahan nuclear facility.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi subsequently submitted a statement to the United Nations Security Council, which appeared to confirm that the tunnel that was hit is part of the area used for storing enriched uranium.
He said in the statement: “It appears that the entrance to the tunnel used for storing enriched uranium was hit.”
In addition, Grossi pointed out that because the Fordow uranium enrichment facility is built deep in a mountain in central Iran, and given both its underground location and the penetrative power of the bombs used by the United States, it is currently impossible to assess the extent of the damage.
He said: “It is clear that Fordow also received a direct hit, but it is impossible to determine the extent of the damage within the uranium enrichment workshop.”
According to the IAEA statement, after the U.S. airstrike on Saturday night (June 21), three Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—were hit. The Isfahan nuclear facility, which had previously been attacked multiple times by Israel, suffered further damage.
Grossi said that the Iranian nuclear regulatory agency had informed the IAEA that after the attacks on the three nuclear facilities, offsite radiation levels had not risen.
Grossi called on the relevant countries to urgently take diplomatic measures to end hostilities and allow the IAEA to resume its nuclear verification activities in Iran.