IAEA Expresses 'Grave Concern' Over Reported Attacks on Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

Kathmandu. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has expressed 'grave concern' after being informed about the attacks on the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

The international nuclear watchdog stated that there has been no observed increase in radiation levels following the attack. The IAEA emphasized that nuclear power plants and their surrounding areas 'must never be attacked' and called for maximum military restraint to prevent a nuclear accident.

Warning

Meanwhile, responding to the reported attacks near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any radiation leak would pose a contamination risk across the entire Gulf region.

He wrote on the social media platform X, "Do you remember the outrage expressed by the Western world when there were attacks near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant? Israel and the US have bombed our Bushehr facility for the fourth time."

He added, "If there is a radiation leak from there, it will not pose a risk to Tehran, but rather to the lives of people in the capitals of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states."

The GCC group includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The US and Israel have not yet confirmed their involvement in the attack.