Iran has warned it will ramp up its nuclear activities after the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s 35-member board of governors adopted a resolution Thursday declaring it in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.

Interviews with half a dozen senior Iranian officials show that they were not expecting Israel to strike before another round of talks.

Plumes of smoke rose over central Tel Aviv and at least one building was hit and set ablaze. Israel said fewer than 100 rockets had been fired from Iran. Israel's Channel 12 said two people were critically injured, eight moderately and 34 slightly from shrapnel..

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Friday he was ready to travel to Iran to assess the situation there after Israel carried out widespread military strikes that hit the sprawling nuclear complex at Natanz.

Iran announced Thursday it will launch a new uranium enrichment facility after the United Nations nuclear watchdog determined the country was not in compliance with its nuclear obligations. The Iranian government issued a statement calling the resolution “politically motivated” and biased and saying it “has no choice but to respond.

The United Nations atomic agency is set to hold a special session of its board next Monday following Israel's attack on the country and its nuclear sites. The agency hasn't yet confirmed the meeting but diplomats said it would start Monday morning.

The United Nations Security Council will meet later on Friday over Israel's strikes on Iran, diplomats said, at the request of Tehran. (Reporting by Michelle Nichols; editing by Susan Heavey) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.