The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is reviewing reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of the planned Darkhovin nuclear power plant in Iran. The facility is in very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material during the agency's last inspection, according to Channel 12.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed Sunday afternoon that it is reviewing reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of the planned Darkhovin nuclear power plant in Iran's Khuzestan province. The agency stated that the facility is in very early construction stages and contained no nuclear material during its most recent inspection. The IAEA has not attributed the reported attack to any party.
The development follows a series of claims by the Iran Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) earlier in the day. At 13:31 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported that the IAEO had accused the United States of striking the Darkhovin site overnight, citing a single-sourced unverified report. Within the same hour, the IAEO released a full statement specifying the attack occurred at 03:39 local time Sunday and describing it as "brutal and merciless," as The Zioneer reported. By 13:31, the IAEO was directly attributing the strike to the US military. At 14:02 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published a bulletin summarizing the IAEO's direct claim. The claims remain unverified by independent sources.
The Zioneer has previously reported on US airstrikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure in southern Iran, including a CENTCOM strike on Jun 28 after a drone attack on a tanker, and reports of power outages in Khuzestan province on Jul 13 amid ongoing strikes. The Darkhovin plant is a planned nuclear facility in Khuzestan, an area that has seen repeated US military activity.
The IAEA's statement does not confirm that an attack occurred; it only says it is examining the reports. No independent verification of a strike on the Darkhovin site has emerged, and no details on damage or casualties have been released. The attribution to the United States rests solely on Iranian claims.
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