The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations’s atomic watchdog, said Tuesday that Israel\u2019s strikes on Iran have had \u201cdirect impacts\u201d on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on continued analysis of high resolution satellite imagery collected after Friday\u2019s attacks, the IAEA has identified additional elements that indicate direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz,\u201d the watchdog wrote Tuesday in a post<\/a> on the social platform X.\u00a0<\/p>\n The agency added there were no reported changes fueled by attacks on Tehran’s nuclear development centers in the Iranian cities of Isfahan and Fordow.<\/p>\n \u201cElectricity infrastructure at the facility, which included an electrical substation, a main electric power supply building, an emergency power supply and backup generators, was also destroyed,\u201d IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told the agency’s board of governors<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cThere has been no indication of a physical attack on the underground cascade hole containing part of the pilot fuel enrichment plant and the main fuel enrichment plant,” Grossi continued. “However, the loss of power to the cascade hole may have damaged the centrifuges located there.”<\/p>\n He also warned that nuclear safety was being \u201ccompromised\u201d during the Israeli military’s five-day blitz on Iran in an effort to thwart the country\u2019s plans for nuclear developments<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, the Israeli military touted the death<\/a> of Ali Shadmani, Iran\u2019s senior-most military official, after a Monday strike on two F-14 fighter jets<\/a> located at an airport in Tehran \u2014 which it said was intended to intercept an Israeli aircraft.\u00a0Israel urged 300,000 people<\/a> in Tehran to evacuate, pending additional attacks.<\/p>\n Last week, Israeli forces detonated bombs<\/a> at the Iranian Isfahan nuclear site, taking out four buildings including the chemical laboratory, a uranium conversion plant, the Tehran reactor fuel manufacture plant and UF4 to EU metal processing facility, according to the IAEA.<\/p>\n \u201cI acknowledge the cooperation and exchange of information between the Iranian authorities and the IAEA. Amid these challenging and complex circumstances, it is crucial that the IAEA receives timely and regular technical information about the facilities and their respective sites,\u201d Grossi said Monday. <\/p>\n \u201cThis information is needed to promptly inform you, the international community, and ensure an effective response and assistance to any emergency situation in Iran,” he added.<\/p>\n The IAEA official also noted he\u2019s personally contacted inspectors on the ground to ensure they are unharmed and able to monitor the radiological conditions from airstrikes in addition to potential impacts on the population and the environment.<\/p>\n The news comes as President Trump has faced pressure<\/a> over the U.S. response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n The Trump administration had led talks with Iranian officials over dismantling its nuclear program. Iran on Saturday pulled out<\/a> of the latest round of nuclear talks as the Middle Eastern nations traded strikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n