Iran Reports Attacks On Arak Nuclear Facility, Steel Factories In Ahvaz, Isfahan

27.3.2026

The Arak Heavy Water Complex, known as Khondab, was hit “in two stages” on March 27, according to a local government official.

“The Khondab Heavy Water Complex was targeted in two stages by aggression from the American and Zionist enemy,” said Fars news agency, citing Hassan Ghamari, an official in the central Markazi Province.

The Arak Heavy Water Complex is one of Iran’s major nuclear facilities and a center for heavy water production. The complex was previously targeted during the 12-day war between Israel and the United States against Iran.

The official said there no danger to the people in the vicinity.

Meanwhile, Iranian media on March 27 reported attacks on steel production plants in the cities of Ahvaz and Isfahan.

Mohammad Ali Zarei, spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, confirmed the attack on the Mobarakeh and Khuzestan Steel complexes in an interview with Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

“Some damage has been caused to parts of these two complexes,” he said. He did not provide further details about the extent of damage or possible victims.

However, Fars, which is also linked to the IRGC, reported that “an electrical substation and an alloy steel production line” were targeted in the attack on Mobarakeh Steel in Isfahan. At the Khuzestan Steel plant, the company’s “storage facilities” were also hit.

Images of huge plumes of smoke rising from steel factories in Isfahan and Ahvaz were also shared on social media.

The Israeli military announced in a statement that its air force had “launched a broad wave of attacks against the infrastructure of the Iranian regime.”

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