The IDF attacked a non-active nuclear reactor in the Arak region of Iran.
Air Force strikes in Iran last night: 40 fighter jets attacked dozens of military targets with more than 100 munitions
During the night, 40 Air Force fighter jets, under precise intelligence guidance from the Intelligence Department, attacked dozens of military targets in Tehran and other areas throughout Iran with more than 100 munitions.
As part of the wave of attacks and as part of the IDF's extensive operations to damage the Iranian regime's nuclear weapons program, the nuclear reactor in the Arak region of Iran was attacked, including the structure that seals the reactor, which is a main component in plutonium production.
Construction of the reactor began in 1997 but was not completed due to the intervention of the international community.
The reactor is designed to produce high-yield plutonium, which would enable the acquisition of nuclear weapons. In light of various agreements, in recent years the Iranian regime has promoted the conversion of the reactor to one with a low plutonium production potential, which would not allow the acquisition of nuclear weapons. The regime deliberately ordered that it not complete the conversion, which would have prevented its use as a nuclear weapon, in order to create pressure on the West.
The attack was carried out against the component intended for producing plutonium, thus preventing its ability to be reused to produce nuclear weapons.
The Air Force attacked a site used to develop nuclear weapons in the Natanz area last night. The site houses unique components and equipment used to develop nuclear weapons, and projects are being developed there that enable the acceleration of the nuclear weapons program.
The fighter jets also attacked military production sites of the Iranian regime, including factories for producing raw materials, components used to assemble ballistic missiles, and sites for creating Iranian air defense systems and missiles.
In addition, air defense batteries, missile storage sites, radars, and detection means of the Iranian regime were destroyed from the air.