He did not identify the component but added that despite the success of that hit, Iran's path to a nuclear weapon had not been blocked.

Israeli airstrikes in late October reportedly destroyed Talegahn 2, a covert Iranian nuclear research facility near Tehran, according to U.S. and Israeli sources. The strikes were initially thought to target air defense systems but may have dealt a significant blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Several weeks ago, an Israeli airstrike hit a Shia house in this village 70 miles from the Israeli border, killing two people the Israeli military described as “terrorist assets.” The broadening air campaign has pulled villages and towns such as Deir Billa into the conflict if they house Shia Muslims,