Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi condemned the attack on the nuclear facilities under construction in Darkhovin, calling it 'a dangerous violation against Iran's civilian and peaceful infrastructure,' according to reports.
On Monday evening, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi condemned the US strike on the Darkhovin nuclear facility under construction, calling it 'a dangerous violation' of civilian infrastructure. The statement follows a condemnation earlier Monday by Iran's Foreign Ministry, and comes a day after the Iran Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) first claimed the strike occurred early Sunday morning.
On Sunday, July 19, the IAEO claimed the US struck the Darkhovin plant at 03:39 local time, a report first carried by Israeli journalist Asaf Rosenzweig and later confirmed in an official statement. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it was reviewing the reports, noting that the facility contained no nuclear material during its last inspection. Later that day, Iran's Foreign Ministry issued a condemnation of the strike.
The strike comes amid ongoing tensions, as The Zioneer reported earlier this month that Iran's Foreign Ministry had warned of further strikes on US bases and infrastructure, and that Iran's UN envoy had condemned attacks on civilian infrastructure as war crimes. The IAEO's own statement described the attack as 'brutal and merciless.'
The claim of a US strike on the Darkhovin facility remains unverified by independent sources. No details on damage or casualties have been released, and the US has not commented.
6 developments
- StrongIranian Foreign Ministry warns of further strikes on US bases, infrastructure
- DevelopingIranian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli strikes in Lebanon, warns of regional consequences
- DevelopingIran's UN envoy condemns attacks on civilian infrastructure in letter to Security Council
- StrongIran's Araghchi: any Israeli strike on Lebanon or remaining in occupied lands breaches MoU
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