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Al Jazeera Staff

US, Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear sites: How big are radiation risks?

A satellite view shows the tunnel entrances to Fordow underground complex, after the US strikes [Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters]

Early on Sunday, the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear sites after more than a week of Israeli strikes on Tehran’s military and nuclear sites, stoking concerns about radiation leaks and contamination in Iran and neighbouring countries in the region.

US President Donald Trump said the US strikes “obliterated” key nuclear enrichment facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. So far, no increase in radiation levels has been detected outside the targeted sites.

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