Iran threatens strike on Israel's most secretive nuclear complex

Iran has issued a warning that it may target Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility if the United States and Israel pursue regime change in Tehran. This threat, voiced by an Iranian military official and reported by state-linked media, places one of Israel’s most sensitive and secretive strategic sites at the center of escalating tensions. The warning follows statements from U.S. and Israeli leaders suggesting their military strategies aim to weaken Iran’s current government and foster political change. The situation unfolds amid expanding military operations involving Iran, Israel, and their regional allies. The Dimona site, officially known as the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, is widely believed by experts to be integral to Israel’s nuclear weapons program, despite Israel’s policy of nuclear ambiguity and its non-signatory status to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The facility, operational since the early 1960s, is thought to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, with estimates suggesting Israel possesses around 90 warheads.