After a joint U.S.-Israel strike on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility early Friday, Iran retaliated with a strike on a town near Israel’s secret nuclear facility, Negev, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency and major news outlets.
Afterward, an international nuclear monitor said it has not identified any increase in offsite radiation following the exchange.
Iranian state media said the attack on Negev was a “response” to the attack on Natanz, Iran’s underground uranium enrichment complex. There was also a projectile attack last week on the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant.
Iran’s missile attack hit Dimona, the main town by Negev and Arad.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on X over the weekend that there was no increase in offsite radiation levels after both attacks, and urged “maximum military restraint” around nuclear facilities.
The IAEA also said on X it is investigating the Natanz nuclear facility. The IAEA, notably, has never been allowed near the Negev nuclear facility in Israel, even though Israel is a member of the IAEA.