Israel’s prime minister says it hit part of Iran’s nuclear programme last month, despite pleas from the US not to do so during the strikes it carried out in response to a missile attack. “It’s not a secret. It was published,” Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli parliament. “There is a specific component in their nuclear programme that was hit.”

For the first time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that the Israeli attack on Iran late last month struck a facility part of the Iranian nuclear programme

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's air attack on Iran last month hit an element of Tehran's nuclear programme while degrading its defence and missile production capabilities.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel’s retaliatory strike against Iran last month hit an active component of Tehran’s nuclear program, despite the US urging to avoid such sites.

He did not identify the component but added that despite the success of that hit, Iran's path to a nuclear weapon had not been blocked.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (November 18) that Israel's attack on Iran last month degraded its defense and missile production capabilities, and also hit an element of its nuclear program.