IAEA calls for ‘military restraint’ after Iran reports attack on Natanz nuclear site

The UN atomic watchdog on Saturday said it was looking into a report by Iran that the Natanz nuclear site was attacked in the war with the United States and Israel.

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi repeated a “call for military restraint to avoid any risk of a nuclear accident,” the agency posted on X.

“The IAEA has been informed by Iran that the Natanz nuclear site was attacked today. No increase in off-site radiation levels reported,” it added.

Earlier, Iran’s state-linked Tasnim news agency reported that the US and Israel had launched an attack on the Natanz facility on Saturday morning.

No radioactive leaks occurred and residents near the site were not at risk, Tasnim added.

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