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Israel strikes inactive nuclear reactor and 'dozens' of military targets overnight in Iran, IDF says
- On June 19, 2025, Israel conducted a military strike targeting Iran's heavy water facility in Arak after issuing a warning for nearby residents to evacuate the area.
- Israel issued an early morning alert urging residents to evacuate the area ahead of the strike, highlighting the growing strain in relations between the two countries.
- Iranian state television confirmed the attack, reported no radiation danger, and stated the facility had been evacuated prior to the strike.
- Observers view the strike on the crucial nuclear facility as a significant escalation with global ramifications for international relations.
- This attack represents a significant development in the long-standing geopolitical tensions and is expected to impact future regional stability and diplomatic efforts.
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Israeli strikes hit Iranian reactor being built, nearby plant, IAEA says
VIENNA - Israeli military strikes hit Iran's Khondab Heavy Water Research Reactor, a project under construction that had not begun operating, and damaged the nearby plant that makes heavy water, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Iran air defences 'confront hostile targets' over Tehran: state media
Iranian state media said air defence systems were activated Thursday against "hostile targets" over the capital Tehran, a week into a war triggered by major Israeli attacks. In overnight raids, "inactive nuclear reactor" in Arak as well as the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz were targeted. FRANCE 24's Saeed Azimi reports from Tehran.
Netanyahu wants destruction of Iran regime – as Trump reveals ‘two week’ timeline
Iran is ready to resume negotiations, provided a ceasefire can be reached – that was the assessment of the French government today. Iran’s foreign minister says he will meet his British, French and German counterparts in Geneva tomorrow. But as Israel’s offensive against Iran entered its seventh day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that he was committed to “destroying the nuclear threat aimed at our annihilation”. Overnight Israel’s m…
The plant had already been evacuated before the attack, announced by the IDF
The plant is the object of discord with the Western countries for the ability to produce plutonium.
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