UN watchdog calls for restraint as Iran says US attacked unfinished plant
The IAEA has called for military restraint after Iran alleged that U.S. forces struck an under-construction nuclear power plant. While the IAEA confirmed the site contained no nuclear material, the incident marks a dangerous escalation in the ongoing conflict.
Why it matters
Attacks on nuclear-related infrastructure, even if unfinished, heighten the risk of radiological incidents and further destabilize the fragile U.S.-Iran diplomatic situation.
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TEHRAN: The UN’s nuclear watchdog called for restraint on Sunday after <a href=https://www.arabnews.com/tags/iran>Iran</a>’s Atomic Energy Organization said the United States had attacked an under-construction nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest.<br />
The US and Iran have been trading escalating attacks for days, and Washington carried out fresh airstrikes on Sunday to “punish” Iran for the deaths of two US service members in Jordan on Friday — its first reported losses since the return to open hostilities in the Middle East war.<br />
Tehran’s Atomic Energy Organization said US forces “in an aggressive and brutal act contrary to international law, attacked the under-construction Darkhovin nuclear power plant... with a number of projectiles on Sunday,” according to a statement carried by state TV.<br />
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