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        "id": 1639356,
        "msgid": "latest-us-israel-attack-targets-irans-arak-nuclear-facility-1774633849",
        "date": "2026-03-27 23:40:18",
        "title": "Latest US-Israel Attack Targets Iran's Arak Nuclear Facility",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "The United States and Israel have launched coordinated strikes on Iran's Arak nuclear facility, specifically targeting a uranium processing plant in Ardakan, Yazd Province, amid escalating regional tensions. Iranian officials reported no casualties due to prior security measures, while the Israeli Defense Forces issued evacuation warnings before commencing attacks on Iranian military infrastructure. This assault follows previous strikes and raises concerns over Iran's nuclear programme, particularly the heavy-water reactor at Arak, which has long been a point of international contention due to its potential for plutonium production.",
        "content": "<p>A series of recent attacks by the United States (US) and Israeli\nmilitaries in Iranian territory continues. The joint strikes by the two\ncountries now target Iran\u2019s Arak nuclear facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe plant in Ardakan, located in Yazd Province, was targeted in an\nattack a few minutes ago by the American-Zionist enemy,\u201d stated an\nIranian official, as reported by AFP on Friday (27\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Atomic Energy Organisation said the attacked facility is a\nuranium processing site. The strike occurred today local time.<\/p>\n<p>According to CNN, an official in Iran\u2019s Markazi Province claimed the\nattack was carried out by US and Israeli forces. He stated that there\nwere no casualties due to prior security actions.<\/p>\n<p>This reported strike comes shortly after the Israeli military issued\nan evacuation warning to Iranian civilians in the northwest of Arak city\nand the Khir Abad Industrial Zone, areas near the nuclear facility.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement on X in Farsi,\nwarning civilians that they would strike Iranian military infrastructure\nin the area, without specifying the exact target.<\/p>\n<p>The IDF later stated that the Israeli Air Force \u201chas begun striking\ninfrastructure belonging to the Iranian terror regime across Iran,\u201d\nbased on Israeli intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Arak heavy-water reactor was still under construction as of\nlast year, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency\n(IAEA).<\/p>\n<p>The construction plans for the facility previously raised concerns in\nIsrael and the West, as heavy water can be used to produce plutonium\u2014a\npathway to potential nuclear bombs. Under the now-defunct Iran nuclear\ndeal, Tehran agreed in 2015 to modify the construction plans for the\nfacility to close off the plutonium pathway.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2025, Israel attacked the reactor, which was still under\nconstruction, at the Arak complex during the 12-day war with Iran. At\nthat time, the IAEA said the reactor was not operational and contained\nno nuclear material.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/latest-us-israel-attack-targets-irans-arak-nuclear-facility-1774633849",
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