Tel Aviv, June 13 || Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets, guided by precise intelligence, struck the Iranian regime's uranium enrichment site in the Natanz area overnight, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced on Friday.
"This is the largest uranium enrichment site in Iran, which has operated for years to achieve nuclear weapons capability and houses the infrastructure required for enriching uranium to military-grade levels," read a statement posted by the IDF on X.
"As part of the strikes, the underground area of the site was damaged. This area contains a multi-story enrichment hall with centrifuges, electrical rooms, and additional supporting infrastructure. In addition, critical infrastructure enabling the site's continuous operation and the Iranian regime's ongoing efforts to obtain nuclear weapons were targetted. We will continue to operate to prevent the Iranian Regime from acquiring nuclear weapons," it added.
The IDF made the revelation after announcing that it has completed a large-scale strike against the Iranian regime's air defence system in western Iran.
The statement came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced earlier in the day that Israel has launched 'Operation Rising Lion' against Iran, a targetted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat of nuclear weapons to Israel's very survival.