IDF strikes compound in Iran said to be developing nuclear weapons capabilities

The Israeli military announced on Tuesday evening (CET) that it had struck a compound in Iran it said aimed to develop 'necessary capabilities' for nuclear weapons. The IDF made the claim without providing specific evidence. The compound is distinct from the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant — where the IAEA separately confirmed damage to entrance buildings on March 3 — and from the Fordow facility previously struck by B-2 bombers. The IDF has not disclosed the location of the newly struck compound. The announcement fits a broader Israeli targeting doctrine focused on dismantling all components of Iran's nuclear weapons development infrastructure, including facilities not yet publicly acknowledged. The IAEA separately confirmed on March 3 that Natanz's underground fuel enrichment plant sustained damage to entrance buildings, with no radioactive contamination detected. However the IAEA's Director General Rafael Grossi stated the agency has 'no indication that any of the nuclear installations, including the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the Tehran Research Reactor or other nuclear fuel cycle facilities have been damaged or hit' — a statement Iran's ambassador to the IAEA contested. Trump had earlier claimed the nuclear program was 'obliterated', though intelligence assessments indicate it was degraded but not destroyed.