Iran’s nuclear facilities were not the primary target of the US and Israeli strikes in late February and early March, Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organisations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov told RIA Novosti.
Previously, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said Iran’s nuclear facilities were not the direct target of the US and Israeli attacks that took place in late February and early March of this year.
“These assessments are probably true,” Ulyanov said.
Earlier, Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of another strike in the area of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), but no radiation release or damage to the operating reactor was reported, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday.
In a message posted on X early on Saturday the international agency said, “IAEA informed by Iran of a new strike in the area of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the third such incident in 10 days. No damage to operating reactor nor any radiation release reported, and condition of plant is normal, Iran says.”
“DG @rafaelmgrossi again expresses deep concern about recent reports of military activity in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant, says it could cause major radiological incident if reactor were to be damaged.
DG Grossi reiterates call for maximum military restraint to avoid risk of a nuclear accident,” the statement further said.
