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According to the UN nuclear chief, Iran’s nuclear facilities have suffered significant damage as a result of Israeli and American military attacks.

Fordow, the heartbeat of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, was revealed on Monday at a UN emergency board meeting where UN nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi claimed craters from ground-penetrating US bombs could be seen.

Israel claimed that Tehran was close to developing nuclear weapons when it launched the attacks on Iran on June 13.

Iran’s three key nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, were immediately struck by the US, making the same claim as it did when it first entered the conflict on Saturday. Donald Trump, the president of the United States, claimed the strikes had “obliterated” the three sites.

No one, not even the IAEA, has yet to fully assess the extent of the underground damage at Fordow, according to Grossi, adding that it is anticipated to be “very significant”.

Grossi explained that centrifuges have an extremely vibration-sensitive nature and the explosive payload that was used.

The Natanz and Isfahan facilities, according to the IAEA chief, were also damaged and bombed by US cruise missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles.

He claimed that the US struck a fuel-richement plant in Natanz. In addition to the “related to the uranium conversion process,” it also hit the entrances to tunnels used to store enriched material in Isfahan.

On Monday, the Israeli military continued its daytime bombings of Iran, with numerous explosion reports in Tehran and other locations. Another attack on Fordow was also reported by Iranian and Israeli officials.

Iran has continued to launch missile attacks and drone strikes at Israel, and it has pledged to retaliate against the US.

Legislators have supported efforts to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, and Tehran has also threatened to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Iran has claimed that Grossi and the IAEA were behind the conflict, claiming that Israel used its biased reporting on Iran’s nuclear activities as a “pretext” for its attack.

Grossi once more stressed that “armed attacks on nuclear facilities should never occur,” but he did not directly condemn Israel or the US for the attacks at the IAEA board meeting.

He urged Iran and the US to resume the string of negotiations that were postponed by the Israeli strikes, warning that “violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels” if the conflict continued.

He once more demanded that IAEA inspectors be permitted to examine the nuclear facilities’ damage. No radiation rise has been reported to date.

“I’m prepared to visit Iran right away. Despite the differences that are already present, we must continue to collaborate,” Grossi said.

The watchdog chief’s visit would be invited, but Iranian authorities have not made that clear.

Iranians’ short-term nuclear enrichment capacity has been damaged or destroyed, but there is still about 9, 000 kg (19, 800 pounds) of enriched uranium at levels of 2 to 60%, according to an ex-IAEA official, Tariq Rauf, who told Al Jazeera.

According to the Danish shipping giant, Maersk will cut ties with businesses that are connected to the occupied West Bank’s illegal settlements.

Following months of intense pressure from Maersk activists regarding issues relating to Palestine, the decision was made.

As part of a global campaign led by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a grassroots organization, its shipments have been subject to scrutiny. PYM has also looked into the transportation of cargo from settlement-related businesses, focusing primarily on Maersk’s shipments of US military shipments.

We further strengthened our screening procedures in relation to Israeli settlements, including aligning our screening process with the OHCHR database of enterprises involved in activities in the settlements, according to a statement on the Maersk website from June 2025.

Businesses that support illegal settlements are included in the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) database, such as those who provide services, equipment, or other financial support to the illegal settlements.

Maersk pointed to the statement on the website of Al Jazeera when asked for more information about its decision. Which or how many businesses did Maersk have connections to?

In the occupied West Bank, about 500 000 settlers have resided in more than 100 settlements spread out throughout Israel. These settlements range from small outposts to larger communities with modern infrastructure, which are prohibited by international law.

The global shipping industry is being sent the clear message that upholding international law and fundamental human rights is not a choice. The world is watching to see who comes after them, according to PYM’s Aisha Nizar, and doing business with Israel’s illegal settlements is no longer feasible.

She argued that Maersk still transports materials for the Israeli military, including parts for its F-35 fighter jets, and called for additional action.

According to Nizar, “Maersk continues to profit from the genocide of our people by regularly shipping F-35 components to massacre and bomb Palestinians.” “We will continue to build up people’s support until Maersk breaks all ties to genocide and puts an end to the flow of weapons and its components to Israel,” Maersk said.

Spain forbade Maersk ships from entering Israel’s ports last year.

PYM made the revelation earlier this month that Maersk was using Rotterdam as a crucial component of a “supply chain of death.”

Rotterdam still participated in Israel’s F-35 program despite a Dutch court ruling that outlawed the Netherlands from exporting F-35 parts to it, according to the report.

In response to those findings, Maersk told Al Jazeera that it upholds a strict policy of not sending weapons or ammunition to active conflict areas, conducts due diligence, particularly in areas like Israel and Gaza, and adapts this due diligence to the changing circumstances.