Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami on Tuesday stated that the country’s nuclear activities will continue without pause despite recent attacks on its facilities.
Speaking to IRIB News Agency, Eslami, President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said all necessary arrangements had been made in advance to restart and maintain operations. “We have made the necessary preparations and are assessing the damages,” he said, stressing that measures had been anticipated long before the strikes.
Eslami’s remarks come after major airstrikes by Israel on June 13 targeted Iran’s nuclear and military sites, killing several senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians. In retaliation, Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks on Israel, inflicting casualties and substantial damage.
On Saturday, the United States also struck Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Iran then targeted the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with missiles on Monday.
Despite these escalations, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday night announced that a formal ceasefire had been reached between Israel and Iran after what he described as the “12-Day War.”
However, early Tuesday, Israeli authorities claimed they had detected new Iranian missile launches — an allegation promptly denied by Iran’s military.
The latest developments highlight the fragile state of the truce as tensions between Iran, Israel, and their Western allies remain high.