ISNA news agency on March 4 quoted a senior Iranian military official as saying that Tehran may target the Dimona nuclear facility in southern Israel, which is considered the "heart of the country's nuclear weapons program".
According to the official, if Washington and Tel Aviv pursue the goal of changing the regime in Iran, Tehran's "last powerful missiles" will target Dimona, while attacking the entire energy infrastructure across the Middle East. This person emphasized that this is a scenario that Iran has prepared.
The Dimona nuclear facility is located in the Negev desert, about 13km southeast of the city of Dimona. Israel describes it as a scientific research facility, but many experts believe that this location is the center of Tel Aviv's nuclear weapons program.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimates that Israel possesses at least 90 nuclear warheads, although the country neither confirms nor denies having nuclear weapons.
The statement from Iran was made in the context of debate about the goals of the military campaign against Tehran. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the campaign is not aimed at changing the regime. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on the Iranian people to "seize power" after the airstrikes ended, saying that it is a rare opportunity in many generations.
Iran previously claimed to have collected thousands of classified documents related to Israel's military and nuclear facilities, before fighting broke out in June 2025.
Three months later, Iranian state media released images of documents that Tehran said were related to Tel Aviv's nuclear program, including copies of scientists' passports and information about the location of many Israeli military facilities.
