According to an Isfahan Governorate official, 11 people were killed, multiple were injured, and several manufacturing plants were hit in the overnight airstrikes. The Israeli Air Force announced a wave of strikes targeting infrastructure in Tehran and Isfahan, Iran. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed it attacked a storage area housing Iranian F-14 fighter aircraft in Isfahan on March 7.
An explosion was reported at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command post in Pakdasht, Tehran province, with heavy damage occurring to a nearby residential complex. Additional explosions were reported at IRGC facilities in Vila Shahr, Najafabad, and Qarchak, and an explosion occurred at an IRGC Air Force base in Mardavij, Isfahan. Several missiles reportedly hit the Imam Ali Officers University.
The exact extent of damage to these targeted sites has not been detailed. The UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), issued an update following a strike part of Operation Epic Fury launched on Iran’s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant. Based on the latest available satellite imagery, IAEA can now confirm some recent damage to entrance buildings of Iran’s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP).
The IAEA confirmed nowhere else sustained damage at the Natanz plant, and there are 'no radiological consequences' expected. The Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant in Isfahan province took damage to its entrance buildings. Aftonbladet reports that a gamma sterilisation irradiation facility in Iran was targeted by a joint US-Israeli missile strike.
The gamma sterilisation irradiation facility in Isfahan province sustained severe damage on Saturday. No radiation contamination has been reported in the surrounding environment so far. The specific units responsible for the strikes and their official justification have not been disclosed.
The Iranian government's official response and any planned retaliatory actions remain unclear.