Israel Strikes Iran’s Arak Nuclear Facility, No Radiation Leak Reported
Iranian state television reported that the facility had been evacuated before the attack, and “there is no radiation danger whatsoever.”
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Israel launched a strike on Iran’s Arak heavy water nuclear reactor early Thursday, Iranian state television reported, in a significant escalation of tensions between the two regional rivals.
According to the report, the facility had been evacuated before the attack, and “there is no radiation danger whatsoever.” Iran did not provide further details on the extent of the damage or potential casualties.
Earlier Thursday morning, Israel issued a public warning that it would target the Arak facility, advising civilians in the area to evacuate immediately. The pre-attack notice suggests a calculated effort to minimize civilian harm; however, the move is likely to intensify the already heightened conflict between the two nations.
The Arak reactor, located southwest of Tehran, has long been a source of international concern due to its capacity to produce plutonium, a potential pathway to nuclear weapons. While Iran has maintained that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, Israel and other Western states have consistently accused Tehran of pursuing nuclear arms capabilities.
Thursday’s strike comes amid a period of growing military confrontations between Israel and Iran, which have been engaged in a shadow war for years that has increasingly spilled into direct military exchanges.
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