{"id":2575448,"date":"2026-03-03T06:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-nuclear-site-damaged-in-strikes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:25:33","slug":"un-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-nuclear-site-damaged-in-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-nuclear-site-damaged-in-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"UN nuclear watchdog says Iran nuclear site damaged in strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fun-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-nuclear-site-damaged-in-strikes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575448&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>International Atomic Energy Agency officials confirmed that Iran\u2019s Natanz Nuclear Facility in Isfahan province was damaged in weekend strikes carried out by Israel and the United States.Iran\u2019s ambassador to the IAEA said Natanz was targeted during joint operations, and the IAEA later posted that entrance buildings of Natanz\u2019s underground Fuel Enrichment Plant were damaged, though no radiological consequences are expected and the plant itself sustains no additional impact. The admission represents a shift from earlier IAEA statements denying damage, attributed to interaction gaps between agencies. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi cautioned that, based on current details, other Iranian nuclear installations appear undamaged and urged the restoration of direct communication with Iran\u2019s nuclear regulatory authorities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UN nuclear watchdog says Iran nuclear site damaged in strikes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2520895\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>One of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran&rsquo;s<\/a> nuclear facilities was damaged in the strikes orchestrated by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> and the United States over the weekend, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran&rsquo;s Isfahan province was targeted during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-if-we-leave-any-americans-behind-or-any-afghan-allies-joe-biden-deserves-to-be-impeached\/\" title=\"Lindsey Graham: \u2018If We Leave Any Americans Behind\u2019 Or Any Afghan Allies, \u2018Joe Biden Deserves To Be Impeached\u2019\">joint military operations<\/a>, said Reza Najafi, Iran&rsquo;s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA confirmed the subsequent damage from the strikes on Tuesday morning in a social media post on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4477594\/trump-iran-campaign-maga-america-first\/\">Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;America First&rsquo; coalition balks at strikes against Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4477666\/michigan-firm-dei-lawsuit-removes-race-based-scholarship-criteria\/\">Michigan firm that called DEI lawsuit &#8216;frivolous&#8217; removes race-based scholarship criteria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4477246\/aipac-funded-democratic-leaders-buck-israel-iran-strikes\/\">AIPAC-funded Democratic leaders buck Israel on Iran strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Based on the latest available satellite imagery, IAEA can now confirm some recent damage to entrance buildings of Iran&rsquo;s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP). No radiological consequence expected and no <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >additional impact detected<\/a> at FEP itself, which was severely&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7CS7BRZo1s\">pic.twitter.com\/7CS7BRZo1s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IAEA &ndash; International Atomic Energy Agency &#9883;&#65039; (@iaeaorg) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iaeaorg\/status\/2028763510021251158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Based on the latest available satellite imagery, IAEA can now confirm some recent damage to entrance buildings of Iran&rsquo;s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP),&rdquo; read the post. &ldquo;No radiological consequence expected and no additional impact detected at FEP itself, which was severely damaged in the June conflict.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Natanz facility was built for uranium enrichment purposes. It was one of the facilities hit by U.S. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explainer-what-exactly-is-the-bunker-buster-bomb-thats-been-in-the-news\/\" title=\"Explainer: What Exactly Is the &#039;Bunker Buster&#039; Bomb That&#039;s Been in the News?\">bunker buster&#038;rdquo<\/a>; bombs during <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/us-b-2-bombers-involved-iran-strikes-us-official-says-2025-06-22\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">airstrikes<\/a> in June 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The IAEA&rsquo;s admission that Natanz was struck during this weekend&rsquo;s strike was a pivot from earlier discussions by the United Nations nuclear watchdog, which claimed there was no damage. A lack of communication seemed to be the reason for the confusion.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475552\/world-leader-diplomatic-resolution-us-strike-iran\/\"><strong>WORLD LEADERS STRESS DIPLOMATIC RESOLUTION AFTER US-ISRAEL STRIKES ON IRAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Regarding the status of the nuclear installations in Iran, up to now, we have no indication that any of the nuclear installations, including the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the Tehran Research Reactor, or other nuclear fuel cycle facilities have been damaged or hit,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202603022493\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Rafael Grossi of the IAEA. &ldquo;Efforts to contact the Iranian nuclear regulatory authorities through the IEC continue, with no response so far. We hope this indispensable channel of communication can be reestablished as soon as possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So far, no elevation of radiation levels above the usual background levels has been detected in countries bordering Iran,&rdquo; he added at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IAEA: Natanz damaged in US-Israel strikes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2575449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AP21107409114651.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[57139,3823,4639,7283],"class_list":["post-2575448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-iaea","tag-iran","tag-nuclear","tag-strikes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AP21107409114651.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575448"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575452,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575448\/revisions\/2575452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}