A nuclear facility in Iran was hit because of a terrorist act a day after it unveiled new uranium enrichment equipment, the country's top nuclear official says, according to BBC.
This was stated by Vice-President Ali Akbar Salehi. Ali Akbar Salehi did not say who was to blame for the "terrorist act", which caused a power failure at the Natanz complex south of Tehran on Sunday. Israeli public media, however, cited intelligence sources who said it was the result of an Israeli cyber-attack. Israel has not commented on the incident directly yet.
According to Ali Akbar Salehi, the authorities of the Republic of Iran described the incident as "sabotage" and "nuclear terrorism".
"Condemning this despicable move, the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasizes the need for the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] to deal with this nuclear terrorism," he was quoted as saying."Iran reserves the right to take action against the perpetrators," he added.
A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, said an "incident" had occurred in the morning involving the nuclear facility's power network. Mr. Kamalvandi did not provide further details but told Iran's Fars news agency there had been "no casualties or leaks".