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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Iran’s nuclear sites have not suffered damage since Friday, says energy chief

Satellite image of the Fordow fuel enrichment plant in central Iran on Saturday 14 June
Satellite image of the Fordow fuel enrichment plant in central Iran on Saturday 14 June. Photograph: Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies/AFP/Getty Images

Iran’s key nuclear sites have not suffered any further damage since Friday, the first day of Israel’s attack on the country, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced at a governors’ meeting on Monday.

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the nuclear watchdog, said while buildings above ground at Iran’s principal uranium enrichment site at Natanz had been destroyed, strategic locations underground had not been struck.

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