Iran says nuclear contamination detected at Natanz site after Israeli strike

A spokesperson for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) said on Friday that nuclear contamination was detected inside the Natanz nuclear facility, Iran's largest nuclear site in central Isfahan province, following an Israeli missile strike, Anadolu news agency reported.

According to Anadolu agency, Behrouz Kamalvandi, speaking to Iran’s state television, said Israel fired missiles at the Natanz facility several times to reach deep underground.

“Some contamination was detected inside the facility, but this contamination did not spread outside the facility,” Kamalvandi said, according to Anadolu.

The nuclear contamination in question is not alarming, he added.