Iran claims Natanz nuclear site hit by terrorist attack Intelligence sources say Israel’s spy agency carried out cyber attack about 10 hours ago Iranian president Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech on Iran’s National Nuclear Technology Day, as Tehran launched new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear site. Photograph: Iranian Presidency/AFP via Getty
An incident at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Sunday was caused by an act of “nuclear terrorism”, the country’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said, according to state television, adding that Tehran reserves the right to take action against the perpetrators. Israel’s Kan public radio cited intelligence sources, whose nationality it did not disclose, as saying that Israel’s Mossad spy agency had carried out a cyber attack at the site.