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Israel strikes unfinished Arak heavy water reactor in Iran

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Israel says it targeted Arak heavy water reactor's core seal to stop it being used for "nuclear weapons development" The IAEA confirmed the reactor was hit and that it contained no nuclear material.

Iran agreed under a 2015 deal with world powers to redesign and rebuild Arak so it could not produce weapons-grade plutonium.

Iran says its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful.

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English

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