In brief
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, announced that the centrifuges at the Fordo uranium enrichment facility in Iran are now inoperable due to U.S. attacks involving bunker-buster bombs.
The recent military strikes on Iran's Fordo uranium enrichment plant have resulted in severe damage to its centrifuges, rendering them non-operational, according to Rafael Grossi, the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) director general. In an interview with Radio France Internationale, Grossi stated that while assessing the full extent of damage through satellite imagery alone poses challenges, the nature of the munitions used assures that "there was no escaping significant physical damage." He emphasized that centrifuges are highly technical machinery susceptible to destruction from intense vibrations. "We can come to a fairly accurate technical conclusion," Grossi remarked, reinforcing the certainty of the damage’s impact. The situation remains fluid, with ongoing developments anticipated. Aurelien Breeden is a reporter for The Times in Paris, covering news from France.
