Isfahanone of the alleged targets of Israel in the retaliation reported by North American media, It is the third largest city in Iran, after Tehran and Mashhad. It has two million inhabitants and is one of the places with the largest number of tourists per year in that country. But it also houses three nuclear reactors.
In February of this year, Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Center, announced that they began building a fourth reactor in that city. The new ten megawatt reactor will have several uses, such as testing nuclear fuels and materials and the production of radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, usually used in the treatment of some diseases. The nuclear research center is located in Isfahan. Iran has only one nuclear plant in the south and anticipated that it will build another.
“Today we begin the foundations for the foundation of the reactor in Isfahan,” said Eslami, on February 5, according to the state agency IRNA.
Last night, American media citing government and Israeli sources said that Isfahan was one of the targets. The state news agency Fars He also reported it.
The main concern of the United States and Israel is that Iran’s nuclear program will ultimately lead to the construction of nuclear bombs. In fact, Eslami confided that they want to reach a production of 20,000 megawatts of installed nuclear capacity, something that only France, the United States, Russia and South Korea have today.
Argentine Rafael Grossi warned that Iran does not cooperate with the international Atomic Energy Agency to supervise the use of nuclear energy in that country. In the midst of this escalation, that concern multiplies.
The city is also notable for a wide variety of notable buildings of Persian architecture, according to the official tourism site. One of the most emblematic places is Naqsh-e Jahan Square, in the center of Isfahan, it is a square with 400 years of history built in a radius of 89,600 meters. Nearby are the Jame Abbasi, Lotfollah and Ali Qapu Palace mosques. There is also the Grand Bazaar of Isfahan, where you can find all kinds of shops.
Isfahan is located among the Zagros Mountains at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level with a continental climate. According to the official tourism website, you can feel “the four seasons, with a summer of hot temperatures and very cold winters.”