A single-source report claims the United States struck the Khondab nuclear facility in Iran. No further details on the attack or damage have been reported.
A single-source report now identifies the site struck in the Khandab area as the Khondab nuclear facility, part of Iran's Arak heavy water reactor complex. This follows earlier reports of explosions and a missile base strike in the same area, all from just after midnight Monday (00:43 Jerusalem). The current report, filed around 01:47 Jerusalem, provides no further details on the attack or damage.
The thread began with unverified reports of explosions in the Khandab area at 00:43 Jerusalem. A subsequent report at the same timestamp identified the target as the Khandab missile base. The latest report reclassifies the target as a nuclear facility. The Zioneer had previously reported on an attack on the Arak heavy water reactor area on Sunday, July 12 at 08:59 Jerusalem, citing Iran's Fars Agency. Another bulletin at 00:52 Jerusalem Monday reported that the heavy water facility in Khondab was struck and that Iranian commanders were placed on red alert.
The Khondab region is known to house the Arak heavy water reactor, a key part of Iran's nuclear program. The US campaign against Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure has been ongoing, with previous strikes reported on Bushehr and other sites. The Zioneer has covered these developments, including a Russian source claiming a US strike on Bushehr nuclear plant (Mon 00:05 Jerusalem) and reports of US strikes on IRGC bases in Khandab, Arak, and elsewhere (Mon 00:54 Jerusalem).
The report remains single-sourced and unverified. No information is available on the method of attack, the extent of damage, or casualties. The identity of the attacker is not confirmed in the report.
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