Iran has reported fresh strikes on key energy infrastructure, including petrochemical facilities in its southwestern Khuzestan province and an area near its strategically significant Bushehr nuclear power plant, BBC reported.
Valiollah Hayati, security deputy to the governor of Khuzestan, said the Mahshahr petrochemical complex was targeted on Saturday. He added that the Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company was also hit, blaming the United States and Israel for the attacks.
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Iranian media, quoting Hayati, said at least five people were injured in the strikes. “The full extent of the damage remains unclear,” he noted, even as reports pointed to multiple explosions across the Special Petrochemical Zone in Mahshahr, impacting at least three companies.
BBC, citing an official statement, said that the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone Organisation said workers had been evacuated from the area and assured that potential pollutants do not pose a danger to neighbouring cities.
Separately, a projectile struck near the perimeter of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Iran's first commercial nuclear facility located along the Persian Gulf.
According to state news agency Tasnim, the incident killed one security guard and damaged an auxiliary building, though critical infrastructure remained intact.
Authorities emphasised that the main sections of the plant were not affected and that “production remains unaffected,” with no disruption to power generation reported.
The developments come amid an intensifying wave of US-Israeli strikes targeting Iranian military and energy assets. Iranian officials have raised alarm over the risks of such attacks, particularly on nuclear-linked facilities.
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The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) has accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of clear complicity for failing to condemn the strikes. In a statement carried by Press TV, AEOI chief Mohammad Eslami said he had repeatedly urged IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to denounce what he described as “illegal attacks” on peaceful nuclear sites.
The agency warned that the silence was not merely inaction but clear complicity, adding that such a stance undermines global trust. AEOI spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi reiterated that the targeted facilities fall under international safeguards and cautioned that strikes on them could amount to a war crime.
The escalation has heightened fears of broader regional fallout, particularly given the potential humanitarian and environmental risks tied to nuclear infrastructure.
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