Deep Harvaz

The nuclear power plant in Bushehr, which is on the country's coastline on the Persian Gulf, was struck by a projectile from a strike to its perimeter on Saturday, killing one of the plant's security personnel.

The International Atomic Energy Agency says that no increase in radiation levels have been detected in the area.

But in a statement posted on X, the agency's director general, Rafael Grossi, said that the nuclear power plants and surrounding areas must never be attacked.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arochi noted on X that any radioactive fallout from the plant will, quote, end life in neighboring Gulf Arab countries.

Radioactive material from the damaged plant could leak into the Gulf, contaminating waters vital to states like Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

Deep Harvaz, NPR News, Van, Turkey.

The nuclear power plant in Bushehr, which is on the country's coastline on the Persian Gulf, was struck by a projectile from a strike to its perimeter on Saturday, killing one of the plant's security personnel.

The International Atomic Energy Agency says that no increase in radiation levels have been detected in the area.

But in a statement posted on X, the agency's director general, Rafael Grossi, said that the nuclear power plants and surrounding areas must never be attacked.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Al-Archi noted on X that any radioactive fallout from the plant will, quote, end life in neighboring Gulf Arab countries.

Radioactive material from the damaged plant could leak into the Gulf, contaminating waters vital to states like Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

Deep Harvaz, NPR News, Van, Turkey.