UN watchdog voices 'deep concern' as Iran reports new attacks on nuclear plant
UN watchdog voices 'deep concern' as Iran reports new attacks on nuclear plant5 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGhoncheh Habibiazad,BBC PersianandRobert Greenall,BBC NewsReutersSatellite image of the Bushehr plant from before the start of the conflictThe area around Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant has been attacked for the fourth time during the current war, Iranian officials say, as the US and Israel continue to target energy and other industrial sites.One of the plant's employees was killed in the attack, Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said. It blamed the US and Israel for the attack, but neither country has confirmed carrying it out.Bushehr is Iran's only operational nuclear power plant and was completed with Russia's help.The International Atomic Energy Agency - the UN's nuclear watchdog - said it had been informed of the strike and had expressed "deep concern".ReutersIran launched a barrage of missiles at central Israel on Saturday"No increase in radiation levels was reported," it wrote on X.It said nuclear power plant sites and nearby areas "must never be attacked" and called for "maximum military restraint" to avoid a nuclear accident.On 27 March US President Donald Trump announced he was pausing attacks on energy plants for 10 days for Iran to "make a deal", and on Saturday he reiterated his threat on Truth Social that "all Hell will reign down on them" if they failed to do this, or to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 hours.Meanwhile, Iran has continued to fire missiles at the Gulf States, Iraq and Israel, with falling debris from intercepted missiles causing damage.And both Iranian and US forces are continuing to search for a missing American crew member after an F-15 fighter jet was shot down on Friday.A pilot who was on board has been rescued, according to US media.The Iranian statement on the Bushehr attack said the main parts of...المصدر: BBC News | Source: BBC News
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