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A projectile hit an area near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening, however it caused no damage or injuries, Iran told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
“The IAEA has been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening. No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported. Director General Rafael Grossi reiterates call for maximum restraint during the conflict to prevent risk of a nuclear accident,” the IAEA said in a statement on X.
The strike came in the third week of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation, condemned the strike.
Reuters reported citing a statement from Rosatom that radiation levels around the plant, whose construction was started by a German company in the 1970s and later completed by Russia, were normal and there were no injuries among staff.