Iran’s Top Diplomat Concedes ‘Serious’ Damage to Nuclear Site

The statement from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appears to contradict a comment made by Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a day earlier.
Iran’s Top Diplomat Concedes ‘Serious’ Damage to Nuclear Site
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during the 59th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on June 20, 2025. Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A top Iranian official conceded Thursday that U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, on the night of June 21 and into June 22, did significant damage. This comes after Iran’s top leader signaled otherwise earlier this week.

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told Iranian state television on Thursday that the country is still surveying damages and losses that were incurred in the U.S. strikes, which targeted three nuclear facilities that officials say were being used to enrich uranium. The facilities were Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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