"The helicopter carrier and amphibious ship LHA7 of the US Army, with over 5,000 sailors and marines on board, came under Iranian attack, after which it was forced to retreat deep into the southern Indian Ocean," Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement published by Iran's state broadcaster.
Iran’s atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami accused the UN nuclear watchdog of inaction that he said emboldens aggression against nuclear facilities such as the Bushehr power plant, in a letter to the IAEA director, Reuters reports.
However, IAEA has warned that attacks near the nuclear facility in Iran pose a very real danger to nuclear safety and must stop.
The agency reiterates call for all parties to fully respect the 7 indispensable pillars for ensuring nuclear safety and security during a conflict. A nuclear facility and surrounding areas should never be struck
Based on its independent analysis of new satellite imagery and detailed knowledge of the site, the IAEA can confirm recent impacts of military strikes close to Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), including one just 75 metres from the site perimeter. The BNPP itself has not been damaged, the IAEA’s analysis of the 5 April imagery shows.
Once again, IAEA Director General @rafaelmgrossi warns that continued military activity near the BNPP - an operating plant with large amounts of nuclear fuel - could cause a severe radiological accident with harmful consequences for people and the environment in Iran and beyond.
Regardless of the nature of the intended targets, DG Grossi says such attacks pose a very real danger to nuclear safety and must stop. DG Grossi reiterates call for all parties to fully respect the 7 indispensable pillars for ensuring nuclear safety and security during a conflict. A nuclear facility and surrounding areas should never be struck, DG Grossi says.
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