“Brazen violation of international law”: Russia slams US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site
Moscow : Russia on Saturday strongly condemned the US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, calling the attacks a “brazen violation of international law” and warning of serious consequences amid the escalating tensions in West Asia.In an official statement released on Telegram, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova criticised the continued targeting of Iranian infrastructure, including sensitive nuclear sites.
“The US-Israeli tandem continues to launch massive strikes against Iranian military, civilian, and–most dangerously–nuclear facilities, showing no regard for civilian casualties or for potential radiological and environmental consequences,” the statement read. Zakharova noted that despite earlier claims made by US President Donald Trump about the destruction of Iran’s nuclear programme, which also included targeting the Natanz nuclear facility, back in June 2025, which now operates under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was again targeted earlier today.
She termed the attack a serious breach of global norms and legal frameworks. “Despite well-known claims regarding the ‘complete destruction’ of the Iranian nuclear program as a result of US airstrikes as early as last June, on the morning of March 21, the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran–which is under IAEA safeguards–was once again subjected to an attack,” the statement read. “This constitutes a brazen violation of international law, the Charters of the UN and the IAEA, and relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the Agency’s General Conference,” it added.
Calling for an immediate response from international bodies, Zakharova urged the global community to take a firm and impartial stand. “The international community, including the leadership of the UN and the IAEA, is duty-bound to immediately provide an objective and uncompromising assessment of these irresponsible actions, which generate real risks of a catastrophe on a Middle East-wide scale and are blatantly aimed at further undermining peace, stability, and security in the region,” it read.
Earlier today, the US and Israel jointly launched an attack on Iran’s key uranium-enrichment facility in Natanz, as reported by Iranian state media. The strike targeted the Natanz Nuclear Facility, one of Iran’s most significant nuclear sites; however, no radioactive leaks had been detected following the attack, and residents living near the facility were not at risk.Following the attack, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Iran has informed the agency that the Natanz nuclear site was attacked, adding that no increase in radiation levels outside the site has been reported so far.
