Israel’s airstrikes damaged Iran’s nuclear program but likely fell well short of eliminating it, experts said, presenting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US with a quandary on what to do next.

Iran's nuclear energy facilities at Fordow and Natanz suffered limited damage inflicted by Israeli attacks on Friday and Saturday, according to Iranian news media.

U.N. atomic agency chief Rafael Grossi condemned the Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, warning they posed significant safety risks and violated the U.N. charter and international law. “This development is deeply concerning.

The leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency called Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday following airstrikes on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility.

The strike comes after President Donald Trump said the U.S. was "fairly close" to reaching a nuclear deal with Iran.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog said Iran’s rapidly increasing stockpile of uranium enriched to just below weapons grade cannot be allowed to continue without a firm international response.

Iran's nuclear program remains a top focus for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, particularly as any possible deal between Tehran and the United States over the program would likely rely on the agency long known as the United Nations' nuclear watchdog.

European powers and the United States submitted a resolution to the UN's nuclear watchdog board on Tuesday condemning Iran's "non-compliance" with its nuclear obligations, in a bid to up pressure on Tehran,