Tehran, 30 March 2026 (dpa/MIA) - Iran's Khondab research reactor has been heavily damaged by strikes and is no longer operational, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said late on Sunday.

"Based on independent analysis of satellite imagery and knowledge of the installation, the IAEA has confirmed the heavy water production plant at Khondab, which Iran reported had been attacked on 27 March, has sustained severe damaged and is no longer operational," the agency said on social media platform X.

"The installation contains no declared nuclear material," it added.

The reactor near the city of Arak had been hit last June when Israel and the US attacked Iranian nuclear facilities. At the time, the IAEA said that construction work was still under way and that, consequently, no nuclear material was present there.

The Israeli military confirmed the attack on Friday, citing Iran's repeated attempts to rebuild the facility following last year's strikes.

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