Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's air attack on Iran last month hit an element of Tehran's nuclear programme while degrading its defence and missile production capabilities.

Iran-sanctioned attacks on U.S. personnel has surged since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel as Iran may pressure Washington to ease Israel's fight against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that part of Iran's nuclear program was degraded after IDF strikes on military facilities in and around Tehran in October.

He did not identify the component but added that despite the success of that hit, Iran's path to a nuclear weapon had not been blocked.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (November 18) that Israel's attack on Iran last month degraded its defense and missile production capabilities, and also hit an element of its nuclear program.

Israeli airstrikes in late October reportedly destroyed Talegahn 2, a covert Iranian nuclear research facility near Tehran, according to U.S. and Israeli sources. The strikes were initially thought to target air defense systems but may have dealt a significant blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.