Overview
- U.S. and Israeli forces launched strikes across Iran on February 28, with President Donald Trump describing the start of major combat operations to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
- At a special IAEA Board meeting in Vienna, Iran’s envoy Reza Najafi claimed the Natanz enrichment complex was struck, a claim the agency has not corroborated.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the agency has no indication that any nuclear installation in Iran was damaged or hit and that border-country radiation readings remain at normal background levels.
- The IAEA has been unable to reach Iran’s nuclear regulatory authorities and cautioned that a radiological release cannot be ruled out, urging maximum restraint.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed to rebuild nuclear infrastructure, while verification gaps persist since June 2025, when inspectors last confirmed roughly 441 kg of uranium enriched to 60%.