Iran Reports Its Natanz Nuclear Facility Was Struck

The uranium enrichment facility at Natanz has sustained repeated strikes from U.S. and Israeli forces over the past year.

A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, on March 30, 2005. Raheb Homavandi/Reuters

A uranium enrichment facility in the Iranian county of Natanz was the target of military strikes on March 21, Iranian officials said.

The reported strike occurred three weeks into the armed conflict the United States and Israel launched against Iran, and Iranian state media reported U.S. and Israeli forces were behind the attack.