Iran's government confirmed Sunday that a building damaged by fire at a nuclear facility within the country in recent days was used for centrifuge assembly after previously downplaying the location's significance. “More advanced centrifuge machines were intended to be built there,” the spokesperson reportedly said. ADVERTISEMENTDamage to the facility, which the Iranian government had previously referred to as a "shed," could “possibly cause a delay in development and production of advanced centrifuge machines in the medium term," the spokesperson added, according to AP. A spokesperson for Israel's defense ministry stated after the incident that all accidents or other incidents at Iranian nuclear facilities were not "necessarily" linked to Israel's military. “Not every incident that transpires in Iran necessarily has something to do with us," said the country's defense minister Benny Gantz.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 03, 2020 16:26 UTC