On June 13, 2025, information appeared on social networks and a number of media outlets, citing a Shia News source, about alleged Iranian airstrikes on a nuclear reactor in the Israeli city of Dimona. This news caused a wide resonance, given the importance of the nuclear facility in Dimona. However, at the time of publication, there were no official confirmations or denials from the governments of both countries, which requires a thorough analysis of the situation.

According to reports circulated through the X platform and several news outlets, Shia News claimed that Iranian forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the Dimona nuclear research center in the Negev desert. The site, officially known as the Negev Nuclear Research Center, is considered a key element of Israel’s nuclear program, although the country has never publicly confirmed that it has nuclear weapons. According to unnamed sources cited by Shia News, the strikes were in retaliation for recent Israeli operations against Iranian facilities.