Following reports of US-Israeli bombings, Iranian officials on Sunday rejected rumors of serious damage to the nation’s nuclear facilities, claiming that no radioactive material had been discharged and that the Fordow complex was mainly untouched.
Mohammad Manan Raeisi, a Qom representative in the Iranian parliament, told local media that all sensitive materials had been evacuated before the strike and that ground-level structures at Fordow had only sustained minimal damage.
Raeisi disputed US President Donald Trump’s earlier claim that three crucial nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—had been effectively destroyed, saying, “There has been no radioactive emission, and the site is fully under control.”
Raeisi also cautioned that Iran has the right to retaliate for what he described as the US president’s “foolish and provocative” action.
A Qom local official acknowledged the strike as well, but emphasized that the damage was limited and that it had only affected a part of the Fordow complex.
The strikes were denounced as “brutal” and “unjustified” by Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, which also said they violated international law and nuclear non-proliferation accords.
The IAEA cautioned that the assaults will have implications but underlined that Iran’s nuclear program is still peaceful.
