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Irans' cratered nuclear reactor has been revealed following an Israeli strike after it was targeted over fears it could help Tehran develop weapons.
New images show a precision strike was carried out by Israel at the water reactor facility in Arak. According to the IDF, the reactor is designed to produce plutonium, a material used to make nuclear weapons.
Iranian state media said the site was evacuated before the attack was carried out and poses no radiation danger.
Meanwhile Benjamin Netanyahu today declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.
With Israel intensifying its attacks on Iran's nuclear program, and President Donald Trump considering the US joins the effort, here's what we know about the radiation threat, and other health risks.
Iran enriches uranium at two key sites, Natanz and Fordo.
Iranian leaders say their nuclear program is for the peaceful purpose of harnessing atomic energy. But highly enriched uranium - which is radioactive - is used in the manufacture of atomic weapons, and Israel is determined to prevent Iran from having them.
Natanz
Some 220 kilometers (135 miles) southeast of Tehran, uranium had been enriched to up to 60% purity - a mildly radioactive level and a short step away from weapons grade - before Israel destroyed the aboveground part of the facility, according to the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Another part of the Natanz facility is below ground, and where most of its centrifuges are to protect them from airstrikes.
Fordow
The Fordow nuclear enrichment site is buried deep below a mountain, around 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Tehran, and is close to the Shiite holy city of Qom.
Iran produces most of its near weapons-grade material there - and for that reason it is considered a high-value target for the Israelis. But its location deep underground makes it difficult to attack, which is why the U.S. is considering deploying powerful "bunker buster" bombs to destroy Fordow.
Even so, experts said any potential radiation impact from a strike on Fordow is likely to be similar to the impact at Natanz - levels that would be manageable with respiratory devices and other protective gear.
Last week, Israel struck four buildings at the Isfahan nuclear site, among them a uranium conversion facility. The IAEA said there has been no sign of increased radiation at Isfahan, which is roughly 350 kilometers (215 miles) southeast of Tehran.
New images show a precision strike was carried out by Israel at the water reactor facility in Arak. According to the IDF, the reactor is designed to produce plutonium, a material used to make nuclear weapons.
Iranian state media said the site was evacuated before the attack was carried out and poses no radiation danger.
Meanwhile Benjamin Netanyahu today declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.
With Israel intensifying its attacks on Iran's nuclear program, and President Donald Trump considering the US joins the effort, here's what we know about the radiation threat, and other health risks.
Iran enriches uranium at two key sites, Natanz and Fordo.
Iranian leaders say their nuclear program is for the peaceful purpose of harnessing atomic energy. But highly enriched uranium - which is radioactive - is used in the manufacture of atomic weapons, and Israel is determined to prevent Iran from having them.
Natanz
Some 220 kilometers (135 miles) southeast of Tehran, uranium had been enriched to up to 60% purity - a mildly radioactive level and a short step away from weapons grade - before Israel destroyed the aboveground part of the facility, according to the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Another part of the Natanz facility is below ground, and where most of its centrifuges are to protect them from airstrikes.
Fordow
The Fordow nuclear enrichment site is buried deep below a mountain, around 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Tehran, and is close to the Shiite holy city of Qom.
Iran produces most of its near weapons-grade material there - and for that reason it is considered a high-value target for the Israelis. But its location deep underground makes it difficult to attack, which is why the U.S. is considering deploying powerful "bunker buster" bombs to destroy Fordow.
Even so, experts said any potential radiation impact from a strike on Fordow is likely to be similar to the impact at Natanz - levels that would be manageable with respiratory devices and other protective gear.
Last week, Israel struck four buildings at the Isfahan nuclear site, among them a uranium conversion facility. The IAEA said there has been no sign of increased radiation at Isfahan, which is roughly 350 kilometers (215 miles) southeast of Tehran.
