Overview
- USGS recorded a magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Khonj in Fars province at 06:54 GMT at a depth of 10 km, with no significant damage or casualties reported.
- Officials and experts reported no indication that the quake was connected to military operations or nuclear activity.
- The Institute for Science and International Security, citing Vantor satellite imagery, reported apparent strikes on access points to the underground enrichment site at Natanz between Sunday and Monday.
- The IAEA, the White House, and US Central Command offered no immediate comment on the reported findings about Natanz.
- US and Israeli forces have carried out air operations against Iranian targets in recent days; Iranian outlets reported 13 troops killed at Kerman Air Base, while sweeping IRGC claims of heavy US losses were rejected by US Central Command, and an Israeli spokesperson said a weeks-long campaign is possible without likely ground deployment.