IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi stated on X that the reactor itself was not damaged and no injuries were reported. However, he stressed that any attack near nuclear facilities violates key safety principles. “Although there was no damage to the reactor itself nor injuries to staff, any attack at or near nuclear power plants violates the seven indispensable pillars related to ensuring nuclear safety and security during an armed conflict and should never take place,” Grossi said.
The agency did not specify the type of projectile that struck the facility, located on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast, roughly 480 miles south of Tehran. Bushehr currently operates a single nuclear unit, with two additional Russian-designed units under construction.
