tehran iran iran on tuesday accused israel of a sabotage attack in june that reportedly targeted a civilian nuclear facility near tehran the official irna news agency reportedaccording to the report cabinet spokesman ali rabiei said the alleged attack sought to thwart ongoing talks in vienna on resurrecting tehrans tattered nuclear deal with world powers irna quoted rabiei as saying such actions only make iran strongerthe zionist regime carried out this actions to signal it can stop iran and to say that there is no need to talk with iran said rabiei but whenever sabotage has happened our strength has increasediran has offered few details on the attack it said targeted a sprawling nuclear center located in karaj a city about 40 kilometers 25 miles northwest of the iranian capital on june 23 state tv said it was an attempted attack against a building belonging to irans atomic energy organization that left no casualties or damagerabiei on monday said there was damage to the ceiling and also that damage to equipment was not remarkablea hole appeared on ceiling of one of the industrial sheds so the roof was removed for repair rabiei said he said a satellite image that was distributed at the time was after the roof of the shed had been removed for repairsiranian authorities did not specify which facility in karaj had been targeted there are two sites associated with irans nuclear program known to be in the area including the karaj agricultural and medical research center founded in 1974 authorities describe it as a facility that uses nuclear technology to improve quality of soil water agricultural and livestock productionthe area is located near various industrial sites including pharmaceutical production facilities where iran has manufactured its domestic coronavirus vaccinethe agricultural nuclear research center is not listed as a safeguard facility with the un nuclear watchdog the international atomic energy agency though a nearby nuclear waste facility around karaj ispreviously social media in iran crackled with unconfirmed reports that an unmanned aerial drone was prevented from targeting a covid19 vaccine production facilitythe karaj report follows several suspected incidents targeting irans nuclear program that have heightened regional tensions in recent months as diplomatic efforts gain traction in viennain april irans underground natanz nuclear facility experienced a mysterious blackout that damaged some of its centrifuges last july unexplained fires struck the advanced centrifuge assembly plant at natanz which authorities later described as sabotage iran is now rebuilding that facility deep inside a nearby mountainiran also blamed israel for the november killing of a scientist who began the countrys military nuclear program decades earlierformer president donald trumps decision to withdraw america in 2018 from the nuclear deal has seen iran over time abandon all limitations on its uranium enrichment the country is now enriching uranium to 60 its highest ever levels although still short of weapons grade iran has said that its nuclear ambitions are peaceful and that it will return to its commitments once the us lifts its