IAEA looking into reports of an overnight attack on Iran's Darkhovin nuclear power plant site

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is currently investigating reports of an overnight attack targeting the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, located in Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province.

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The IAEA is looking into reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, Iran. The facility is in the very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material when last visited by the IAEA.

In a statement released on X, the agency confirmed it was looking into the incident. The IAEA noted that the facility is in its very early stages of construction and did not contain any nuclear material during its last inspection. The agency also stated that the reported attack is not believed to pose any radiological risk.

Despite the lack of immediate radiological concern, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi emphasized the importance of military restraint in the vicinity of all nuclear-related sites. The agency has been in contact with Iranian authorities regarding the reports and has pledged to provide further information as it becomes available.

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While the reported attack is not believed to pose any radiological risk, DG Rafael Mariano Grossi reiterates call for military restraint in the vicinity of all nuclear-related sites.

Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) has accused the United States of carrying out the strike. According to state broadcaster IRIB, the AEOI alleged that the attack occurred around 3:39 am, describing it as an "aggressive and brutal act contrary to international law" by the "terrorist and criminal regime of the US." The AEOI characterized the Darkhoin site as a symbol of Iran's "dignity and scientific self-sufficiency."

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The terrorist and criminal regime of the US, which has no nature other than bullying and lawlessness, in an aggressive and brutal act contrary to international law, attacked the Darkhoin power plant site under construction - one of the symbols of the dignity and scientific self-sufficiency of the Iranian nation - with a number of projectiles.

This incident occurs as US President Donald Trump reiterated Washington's primary objective: preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. In a phone interview, Trump stated he "couldn't care less" about Iran's decision to withdraw from the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, underscoring that preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear arms remains the war's main goal.

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I couldn't care less.