This satellite image provided by Vantor shows the Natanz nuclear complex in Iran. AP
The AEOI said “technical and specialist assessments” found no contamination and that there was “no leakage of radioactive materials has been reported at this facility, and there is no danger to residents of the surrounding areas,” according to a statement published by Iranian news agency Mizan.
The organization condemned the strike as a violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and other nuclear safety regulations.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it was looking into the reports.
Natanz, Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility, was also hit earlier in the conflict, with satellite images showing damage to several buildings.
The facility was attacked during the 12-day war last June, when the US dropped bombs on three nuclear sites—Natanz, Fordo, and Isfahan—with Trump claiming that the attacks "totally obliterated" the Iranian nuclear programme.
Separately, the United Nations (UN) watchdog said earlier this week that Iranian authorities had reported a projectile impact at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s only operational nuclear power station, but that no damage was recorded.
The new attack came as the Trump administration has been allegedly "strategizing methods and options to extract Iran's nuclear materials," according to CBS News, citing multiple people briefed on the discussions.
The timing of any such operation, if President Trump were to order it, remained unclear. "One source said he has made no decision yet."
"But planning has centered on the possible deployment of forces from the secretive Joint Special Operations Command, the elite military unit often tasked with the most sensitive counter-proliferation missions," two of the sources told CBS News.
A White House spokeswoman said it's the Pentagon's job to make preparations.
Trump, in a Truth Social post Friday evening, claimed that "We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East."
That seemed at odds with his administration’s move to bolster its firepower in the region and request another $200 billion from Congress to fund the war.
An official told Associated Press that Washington is deploying three additional amphibious assault ships and about 2,500 Marines to the Middle East. Two other officials confirmed the deployments without specifying destinations.
Days earlier, another group of amphibious ships carrying about 2,500 Marines was redirected from the Pacific. The additional forces will join more than 50,000 US troops already stationed in the region.
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