11 Apr 2021 / 15:26 H. An electrical power problem causes incident at Natanz site Iran says there were no injuries or contamination The cause of incident under investigation - official Iran and world powers trying to salvage 2015 nuclear deal (Adds IAEA comment)
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) - A problem with the electrical distribution grid of Iran s Natanz nuclear facility caused an incident at the site on Sunday, Iranian Press TV reported, a day after Tehran launched new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges at the site.
The Natanz facility, which is located in the desert in the central province of Isfahan, is the centrepiece of Iran s uranium enrichment programme and monitored by inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has vowed revenge against Israel after an apparent attack on an Iranian nuclear site caused a blackout at the facility over the weekend.
DUBAI: An incident at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Sunday was caused by an act of “nuclear terrorism”, the country’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Sale.
The attack Sunday at Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment site comes as world powers try to negotiate a return by Iran and the U.S. to their international nuclear accord, but the sabotage threatens to upend those talks
Iran claims Natanz nuclear site hit by terrorist attack Intelligence sources say Israel’s spy agency carried out cyber attack
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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech on Iran’s National Nuclear Technology Day, as Tehran launched new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear site. Photograph: Iranian Presidency/AFP via Getty
An incident at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Sunday was caused by an act of “nuclear terrorism”, the country’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said, according to state television, adding that Tehran reserves the right to take action against the perpetrators.
Israel’s Kan public radio cited intelligence sources, whose nationality it did not disclose, as saying that Israel’s Mossad spy agency had carried out a cyber attack at the site.