Overview
- The IAEA said a projectile struck a structure about 350 metres from the Bushehr reactor, with no damage to the reactor and no injuries reported.
- The agency did not identify the type or origin of the projectile that hit near the Persian Gulf–coast facility.
- Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev said the impact occurred at 15:11 GMT near the plant’s meteorological service close to an operating unit.
- Rosatom reported prior evacuations of about 250 employees and family members, with roughly 480 Russian staff remaining on site and further evacuations planned.
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced the strike as reckless, called for international condemnation and de-escalation, and linked the incident to U.S. and Israeli military actions.