Top updates: US, Israel hit Iran’s Natanz nuclear site, Tehran says no radioactive ‌leaks ⁠reported

The United States ​and Israel ​on Saturday ‌launched an attack ​on ​the Natanz uranium-enrichment ⁠facility in Iran, Reuters quoted Tasnim news agency as saying.

No radioactive ‌leaks ⁠occurred and residents near ​the ​site ⁠were not ​at ​risk, ⁠the Iranian news agency added.

The Natanz facility was hit in the first week of the conflict in West Asia as well. The International Atomic Energy Agency had said at the time that some entrance buildings at the plant suffered damage, but had added that “no radiological consequence” was expected due to the strike.

Here are more top updates from the conflict in West Asia:

• On Friday, the US temporarily lifted sanctions for 30 days on the purchase of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products at sea to ease energy supply pressures amid the conflict in West Asia.
• In a social media post, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that “by temporarily unlocking this existing supply for the world, the United States will quickly bring approximately 140 million barrels of oil to global markets, expanding the amount of worldwide energy and helping to relieve the temporary pressures on supply caused by Iran”. Bessent added: “In essence, we will be using the Iranian barrels against Tehran to keep the price down as we continue Operation Epic Fury.”
• Earlier on Friday, Iran said that it...

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