Israel confirms strike on Iran’s Arak heavy water facility
The Israeli military confirmed on Friday it had struck a heavy water plant in Arak, central Iran, after Iranian media said US-Israeli strikes hit the Khondab complex.
"A short while ago, the Israeli Air Force... struck the heavy water plant in Arak, central Iran," the military said in a statement, describing the site as a "key plutonium production site for nuclear weapons".
Update: 2026-03-27 17:25 GMT