White House was given no warning about attack on Iran nuke facility

The attack at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, which destroyed a number of centrifuges and caused an electricity blackout, occurred as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was visiting Israel and was preparing to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Top Biden administration officials apparently were given no advance notice of the attack against the Iranian uranium-enrichment facility, according to people familiar with the situation. Mr. Austin, asked about the attack before meeting Mr. Netanyahu, declined to address it and said only that U.S. diplomatic efforts, aimed at assuring Iranian compliance with terms of the 2015 nuclear agreement in exchange for easing U.S. sanctions, would continue. The attack in Iran concerned European officials who remained party to the 2015 pact after the U.S. under former President Donald Trump withdrew from it.