The race against time to destroy Iran’s illicit nuclear weapons program heats up amid fresh strikes
The Iranian regime’s retention of key nuclear weapons sites and material for building atomic bombs — highly enriched uranium — has led to new efforts by the U.S. and Israeli to take out the last vestiges of the regime’s program.
On Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its “Air Force Struck the Arak Heavy Water Plant — A Key Plutonium Production Site for Nuclear Weapons.” The Arak plant is located in central Iran.
Prior to Friday’s attack, an IDF spokesperson, speaking in reference to Arak, told there is a “high estimation” that attacks on “uranium enrichment sites are part of the plan.”
Reuters, quoting regime media outlet Fars reported that joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Friday hit the Khondab heavy water research reactor.
