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UN nuclear watchdog investigates reported attack on Iran’s Darkhovin site

Published: 19 Jul 2026 - 05:04 pm | Last Updated: 19 Jul 2026 - 05:06 pm
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Al Jazeera

Vienna, Austria: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it is looking into reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province.

“The facility is in the very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material when last visited by the IAEA,” the UN agency said in a statement.

The reported attack is not believed to pose any radiological risk, the IAEA said, but Director General Rafael Grossi reiterated a call for “military restraint in the vicinity of all nuclear-related sites”.