UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on has given an update on the status of Iran’s nuclear sites following US attacks, reports Al Jazeera.
Speaking at an emergency meeting of the IAEA’s board of governors, Grossi said, “Craters are now visible at the Fordow site … indicating the use of ground-penetrating munitions”.
While “no one, including the IAEA, is in a position to have fully assessed the underground damage at Fordow”, he said it is expected to be “very significant”.
That’s because of “the explosive payload utilised and the extreme vibration-sensitive nature of centrifuges”, he added.
Meanwhile, Morteza Heydari, spokesman of Qom’s crisis management organisation, has said the Fordow nuclear site was attacked again on Monday, without specifying who was behind the attack. The facility was one of the three struck by the US on Sunday.
Heydari said “no danger is posed to citizens” in the area.
Bd-pratidin English/TR
