‘Blatant violation’: Russia condemns US-Israeli attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site

Russia has categorically denounced the unlawful US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility on Saturday, warning that the attack risks catastrophic consequences for global nuclear safety.

The Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said in a statement on Saturday that the Saturday morning attack was a “a blatant violation of international law.”

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran confirmed in a statement that the nuclear site was targeted again as part of the “criminal attacks” by the US and the Israeli regime.

The agency added that the attack violates international laws and commitments, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and other nuclear safety regulations.

According to the organization, there was “no leakage of radioactive materials” reported at the facility.

Officials at the agency also noted that technical and specialized assessments were conducted by the country’s Nuclear Safety System Center to evaluate the possibility of radioactive contamination at the site.

They reassured that no radioactive material leak was detected, and there is no danger to the population living near the facility in the northeast of the central Iranian province of Isfahan.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a post on X that Iran has informed it about the attack. It said that no increase in radiation levels has been reported outside the site.

The Natanz nuclear site was also targeted by the US and Israel during their 12-day aggression against the country in June 2025. The facility was one of three nuclear sites targeted at that time.

On February 28, the US and Israel launched a new wave of aggression on the country, even as indirect negotiations were underway between Tehran and Washington regarding Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.

Tehran asserts its legal right under the NPT to develop nuclear technology for energy production, medical research, and scientific advancement. The US and its allies, however, accuse Iran of seeking the technical capability to produce a nuclear weapon.

Tehran has consistently maintained that it regards weapons of mass destruction as a threat to humanity and has never included them in its defense doctrine.

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