The media outlet said that the strike “left no casualties or damages and was unable to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program.”
Iranian authorities foiled an attempted “sabotage attack” on a civilian nuclear facility near Tehran, state TV announced Wednesday. Nournews reported that the failed attack targeted an unspecified building in Karaj city, about 25 miles from Tehran, owned by Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization. The media outlet said that the strike “left no casualties or damages and was unable to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program.” Nournews did not describe any specific details about the attack, but stated that Iranian authorities were in the process of determining those responsible. An anonymous Iranian official declined to offer comments to the Associated Press, and instead referred to the coverage by Nournews, which is regarded as close to the country’s Supreme National Security Council. The International Atomic Energy Agency, a U.N. group that oversees Tehran’s nuclear affairs, did not respond to the AP’s request for comment. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. Iranian authorities did not specify which facility in Karaj had been targeted. There are two sites associated with Iran’s nuclear program known to be in the area, including the Karaj Agricultural and Medical Research Center. Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization describes the Karaj Agricultural and Medical Research Center as a facility founded in 1974 that uses nuclear technology to improve “quality of soil, water, agricultural and livestock production.
