Satellite pictures from Maxar Technologies, dated June 19, confirm that Israel’s recent airstrike caused substantial structural damage to Iran’s heavy water reactor facility at Arak, also known as Khondab, roughly 250 kilometres southwest of Tehran.

Much of the focus on Iran’s nuclear program has been on Tehran’s enrichment of uranium, but experts also keep a close watch on the Islamic Republic’s Arak heavy water reactor.

China said the HMS Spey’s transit “undermines peace and stability” in the region. 

​China said the HMS Spey’s transit “undermines peace and stability” in the region.