A spokesperson for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) said on Friday that nuclear contamination was detected inside the Natanz nuclear facility, Iran's largest nuclear site in central Isfahan province, following an Israeli missile strike.
Behrouz Kamalvandi, speaking to Iran’s state television, said Israel fired missiles at the Natanz facility several times to reach deep underground.
ٴdzcontamination was detected inside the facility, but this contamination did not spread outside the facility,� Kamalvandi clarified.
The nuclear contamination in question is not alarming, he added.
By Mustafa Melih Ahıshalı
Anadolu Agency