Iranian media: US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran's Arak heavy water reactor
Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, March 27 - According to a report from the Iranian Fars News Agency on the 27th, the United States and Israel launched two rounds of airstrikes on the Iranian Houndab nuclear facility that day, with no reports of casualties so far. This nuclear facility houses a heavy water reactor.
The report stated that due to the advance security measures taken at the Houndab nuclear facility, the consequences of this attack will not pose a danger to local residents.
The Houndab nuclear facility is located near the city of Arak, the capital of Iran's Markazi Province. During the "12-Day War" between Israel and Iran in June 2025, the Houndab nuclear facility was targeted in an airstrike by the Israeli military.
U.S. and Israeli forces conducted airstrikes on the Khondab nuclear facility in Iran on March 27, 2025. The facility, which houses a heavy water reactor, had implemented safety measures, resulting in no reported casualties. The strikes occurred near the city of Arak in Markazi Province, Iran, and are part of ongoing military tensions in the region.
- U.S. and Israeli forces conducted airstrikes on the Iranian heavy water reactor in the Khondab nuclear facility.
- No casualties reported from the airstrikes.
- The facility had taken safety measures prior to the attacks.
- The Khondab facility is located near the city of Arak in Markazi Province, Iran.
- This incident follows previous airstrikes during the '12-Day War' in June 2025.