Israel Says Struck Site Iran Used for Developing Nuclear Arms

Israel’s military said Thursday that it had struck a site in Iran it claimed was being used by the Islamic republic to develop nuclear weapons.

“The Israeli Air Force, acting on precise IDF intelligence, struck an additional Iranian nuclear program site,” the military said, claiming the “Taleghan compound was utilized by the regime to advance critical capabilities for developing nuclear weapons”.

The Taleghan compound likely refers to a facility in Parchin, southeast of Tehran, where US-based think tank the Institute for Science and International Security, which has been monitoring Iran’s nuclear program, recently claimed the Islamic Republic conducts covert military activities.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that he had ordered the military to prepare for expanding operations in Lebanon.

“I warned the President of Lebanon that if the Lebanese government does not know how to control the territory and prevent Hezbollah from threatening northern communities and firing toward Israel — we will take the territory and do it ourselves,” Katz said in a situation assessment, according to the statement from his ministry.(AFP)