VIENNA, 21 March. - (ANA) - The head of the UN-backed nuclear agency reported early Saturday that Iran’s Natanz facility for nuclear enrichment has been bombed amid continuing strikes across the country by Israel and the United States and counterstrikes by Tehran around the Gulf.

 

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reiterated his call “for military restraint to avoid any risk of a nuclear accident”.

 

The UN-backed agency is tasked with ensuring cooperation in the nuclear field and promoting the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technology.

 

 “The IAEA has been informed by Iran that the Natanz nuclear site was attacked today,” the agency posted, adding that “no increase in off-site radiation levels have been reported.”

 

The bombing was the fourth targeted attack on nuclear facilities in Iran since the start of the US-Israeli offensive.  - (ANA) -

 

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