A Russian source claims the United States struck Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant for the first time, hitting a building adjacent to the reactor. The extent of damage to the facility is not yet known. The report is single-sourced and unverified.
A Russian source claimed early Monday that the United States struck Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant for the first time, hitting a building adjacent to the reactor. The report is single-sourced and unverified, and the extent of damage to the facility is not yet known.
The claim follows a series of reports over the past week that progressively clarified the proximity of US strikes to the reactor. On Sunday, July 12, satellite imagery analysis reported by The Zioneer at 23:45 Jerusalem confirmed that a US strike had hit a building directly adjacent to the Bushehr reactor during a previous attack wave. An earlier report on Thursday, July 9, had claimed a US strike hit an area near the plant, though Iranian state media denied damage to the site at the time.
The Zioneer has been tracking US strikes in Bushehr province since July 8, when fresh explosions were reported near the nuclear plant. Iranian state media initially denied any damage to the nuclear site, but subsequent satellite imagery indicated a precision hit within the facility's immediate perimeter. If confirmed, this would mark the first direct strike on the nuclear facility itself, representing a significant escalation in the US campaign against Iranian military infrastructure.
No official confirmation from US or Iranian sources has been provided, and the Russian source's credibility remains unestablished. The extent of damage to the reactor or adjacent structures is still unknown.
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