Iran says Natanz nuclear site hit by terrorism - TV

Iranian state TV on Sunday reported that an incident at the country's Natanz nuclear facility was caused by an act of "nuclear terrorism", adding that Tehran reserves the right to take action against the perpetrators.

Earlier on Sunday, the spokesman for the country's Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) had said that a problem with the electrical distribution grid of the Natanz site had caused an incident, Iranian media reported.

The spokesman , Behrouz Kamalvandi, said earlier that "the incident caused no casualties or contamination".

The incident took place a day after Tehran launched new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges at the site. The facility, located in the desert in the central province of Isfahan, is the centrepiece of Iran's uranium enrichment programme and is monitored by inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

(CGTN)