Israel targets three Natanz entrances — two personnel gates and one vehicle access point — in precision strike on fuel enrichment plant

On March 1, 2026, Israel conducted precision strikes targeting the three entrance structures of Iran's Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant — two personnel entrances and one vehicle access point. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the damage to entrance buildings on March 3 while stating that the main underground enrichment hall had not been reached and that no radiological release had occurred. The strikes were designed to degrade access to the underground centrifuge halls rather than destroy them directly, a strategy consistent with Israel's assessment that US bunker-buster munitions would be needed for the deeper attack.