IAEA: No damage to Isfahan Nuclear Facility in central Iran

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced that Iran's nuclear facilities were not damaged during the Israeli strikes. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has called on the sides to observe maximum restraint.

“IAEA has stated that there is No Damage to the Isfahan Nuclear Facility in Central Iran and that they call on all Parties in the Region to observe Maximum Restraint,” Caliber.Az reports citing IAEA’s message on X.

Long-distance aircraft fired missiles that struck Iranian air force assets at Isfahan in central Iran on April 19 early morning, the Jerusalem Post has confirmed, with two Israeli defence officials and three Iranian officials confirming to The New York Times that Israel was involved.

This contradicts initial reports that the strike was carried out by long-range land-to-air attack missiles or drones, which Jerusalem also possesses.

The report came shortly after local sources reported explosions in Isfahan in central Iran, in the As-Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria, and in the Baghdad area and Babil Governorate of Iraq on April 19 early morning.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) has stated that there is No Damage to the #Isfahan Nuclear Facility in Central Iran and that they call on all Parties in the Region to observe Maximum Restraint. pic.twitter.com/XnxuVsNS6W

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