Critical Damage Dealt to Key Iranian Nuclear Site, IAEA Says

WATCH: The United Nations atomic watchdog said Israeli airstrikes damaged a key Iranian nuclear facility during the weekend. Jonathan Tirone reports.Source: Bloomberg

Israeli airstrikes dealt critical damage to a key Iranian nuclear facility during weekend airstrikes, according to the United Nations atomic watchdog, likely setting back the Islamic Republic’s uranium fuel cycle by months.

The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that multiple Israeli strikes against Iran’s uranium-conversion facility at Isfahan, 400 kilometers (249 miles) south of Tehran, resulted in serious damage.