Over 40% of Iran's population lives below the absolute poverty line, with that figure exceeding 50% in the capital. Economists warn, however, that the real poverty rate may have climbed above 60%.
The IDF told The Jerusalem Post that it was not aware of an Israeli strike targeting Natanz.
Even if facilities and equipment are damaged, Grossi emphasized that reconstruction would be "very possible," since Iran has the knowledge of how to build them.
Diego Garcia is located about 4,000 kilometers from Iran, double the 2,000-kilometer range that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran’s ballistic missiles had last month.
Senior US military officials have reportedly submitted detailed preparation requests to US President Donald Trump as Operation Epic Fury against the Iranian regime continues.
Qaani made the remarks in his first statement since Israel's killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28 at the start of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was injured in a strike that killed his father, the previous supreme leader, raising speculation that he may have been seriously wounded or disfigured.
