The US-Israeli attack on Iran's yellowcake plant in Ardakan is a flagrant violation of international law, but it will never stop the Islamic Republic's peaceful nuclear program, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said in a statement.

The strike targeted the uranium ore concentrate facility in Yazd province, a key part of the country's nuclear fuel supply chain.

“US-Israeli attack on Ardakan yellowcake plant in Yazd is a blatant violation of the immunity of peaceful nuclear facilities, targeting the reactor fuel supply chain & nuclear medicine,” the AEOI said in a post on X.

“Iran’s nuclear tech serves global peace & human health, a path heavy bombs will never halt.”

An aerial assault on the facility took place on March 27.

The yellowcake plant converts raw uranium ore into a concentrated powder used for reactor fuel and medical isotope production.

By striking the facility, Washington and Tel Aviv have violated the immunity of nuclear sites protected under international treaties, Iran said.

The attack on the Ardakan facility is not an isolated incident.

Since the US and Israel launched their unprovoked war on Iran on February 28, the country's nuclear infrastructure has come under repeated assault.

Bushehr nuclear power plant, the nation's only operational reactor, has been hit four times.

The latest strike on April 4 killed a security staff member and wounded others.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said a projectile landed just 75 meters from the plant.

Natanz, Iran's main uranium enrichment facility, has been hit twice.

The first attack occurred on March 2, damaging the entrance buildings of the underground plant.

A second strike on March 21 targeted the enrichment complex itself.

Isfahan's nuclear facilities have also been repeatedly targeted.

On March 9, the Gamma radiation sterilization facility was damaged in an aerial assault.

The heavy water complex in Arak has been attacked twice, once during the 12-day war in June, and again on March 27.

Washington and Tel Aviv have also bombed the Fordow fuel enrichment plant.

The strikes have drawn warnings of catastrophic consequences.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has cautioned that continued attacks on nuclear sites could expose the entire region to radioactive contamination.

The head of the World Health Organization has also expressed grave concern over the safety of Iran's nuclear facilities.

Iran's atomic energy agency has formally protested the Bushehr attack to the IAEA.

It described the act as a flagrant violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and a clear war crime.

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