IDF says it hit the Taleghan compound used to ‘advance critical capabilities for developing nuclear weapons’<\/p>\n
JERUSALEM: Israel\u2019s military said Thursday that it had struck a site in Iran it claimed was being used by the Islamic republic to develop nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Israeli Air Force, acting on precise IDF intelligence, struck an additional Iranian nuclear program site,\u201d the military said, claiming the \u201cTaleghan compound was utilized by the regime to advance critical capabilities for developing nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Taleghan compound likely refers to a facility in Parchin, southeast of Tehran, where US-based think tank the Institute for Science and International Security, which has been monitoring Iran\u2019s nuclear program, recently claimed the Islamic republic conducts covert military activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe IDF has recently identified that the regime has taken steps to rehabilitate the compound after it was struck in October 2024,\u201d the military said.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, the Israeli military announced that it had struck an underground nuclear site in Iran where it said scientists were \u201ccovertly\u201d developing a key component for nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n
\u201cIDF intelligence continued to follow the scientists\u2019 activities and located their new location at this site in a manner that enabled a precise strike,\u201d the military said at the time, displaying a map showing the facility on the eastern outskirts of Tehran.<\/p>\n
Israel and Western powers have long accused Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, an accusation the Islamic republic has consistently denied.<\/p>\n
On February 28, Israel and the United States launched a joint attack on Iran to remove what Israel described as \u201cthe existential threat\u201d posed by the Islamic republic\u2019s nuclear and ballistic missile program.<\/p>\n
Israeli officials say Tehran had stepped up efforts to acquire an atomic weapon since the end of the 12-day war in June, which was launched by Israel and included US bombings of three nuclear facilities, including an enrichment plant.<\/p>\n
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