UN nuclear watchdog says Iran reported another strike in area of Bushehr reactor

By AFP 28 March 2026, 6:46 am

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An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP/Vahid Salemi, File)

The UN nuclear watchdog says it has been informed by Iran of a new strike in the area of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, the third such incident in 10 days.

Tehran told the agency there was no damage to the operating reactor and no radiation release, and that the plant was functioning normally, the International Atomic Energy Agency says on X.

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi warns that that any strike damaging a reactor could trigger a major radiological incident, urging “maximum military restraint.”