The International Atomic Energy Agency says Wednesday it received a report from Iran that its Bushehr nuclear power plant complex had been hit by a projectile.
The carefully worded statement from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog represents the first word outside of either Iran or Russia about the incident Tuesday.
“The IAEA has been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening,” the IAEA said, using an acronym for nuclear power plant. “No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported.”
It added the IAEA’s leader, Rafael Mariano Grossi, reiterates his “call for maximum restraint during the conflict to prevent risk of a nuclear accident.”
The US military’s Central Command, which is in charge of forces launching airstrikes across southern Iran, doesn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
- Agencies
