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U.S. strikes hit Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan; U.N. speaker urges immediate de-escalation
Summary
At a United Nations meeting, Miroslav Vientca reported U.S. military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites on the evening of June 21 and urged Iran to allow IAEA inspectors access; he warned the attacks risk regional escalation and called for diplomacy and compliance with international law.
Miroslav Vientca, speaking to the United Nations Security Council, said the United States carried out military strikes on the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities in Iran on the evening of June 21, and that Iran's Atomic Energy Organization confirmed the attacks and reported no immediate signs of radioactive contamination.
Vientca said Iranian state media reported evacuations at the three sites and that the highly enriched uranium stockpile had been transferred in advance. He said Iranian authorities reported that two tunnels for entry and exit were destroyed at Fordow and that preliminary open-source satellite imagery showed damage at multiple points at the facility.
The remarks came amid a broader spike in…
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