On Sunday 11th of April, just hours after newly developed centrifuges, which could enrich uranium faster were launched in Iran, the underground nuclear facility of Natanz lost its control. Iran labeled the blackout as an act of "nuclear terrorism." It raised regional tensions on Sunday as the world powers proceed to negotiations over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal.
Amid arbitration over the troubling nuclear agreement with the world powers, this is the most recent event. As Iranian officials examined the failure, several news organizations in Israel speculated that this was a cyber-attack. Although the reports did not include an evaluation source, the Israeli media have close ties with the military and intelligence agencies of the country.
If Israel triggered the blackout, the strains between the two countries which were already involved in the shadow conflict over the wider Middle East would now be increased. The USA, Israel's primary security partner, has also been complicating attempts to re-enter the nuclear agreement to restrict Tehran so that a nuclear weapon couldn't be pursued if the US so wishes. U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday when reports about the blackout came up for talks with Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz.
Civil program spokesperson for nuclear programs Behrouz Kamalvandi told Iranian state TV that power in Natanz has been cut across all the installations which include above-ground workshops and underground halls. “We still do not know the reason for this electricity outage and have to look into it further,” he said. “Fortunately, there was no casualty or damage and there is no particular contamination or problem. ..
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