IAEA Reviewing Reports of Overnight Strike on Darkhovin Nuclear Plant Construction Site; No Radiological Risk Reported

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday, 19 July 2026, that it is reviewing reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant at Darkhovin in southwestern Iran. The agency said the attack occurred early Sunday and, based on an initial assessment, posed no radiological risk, because the facility is in the very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material when IAEA inspectors last visited.

Director General Rafael Grossi again called for maximum military restraint in the vicinity of all nuclear-related facilities, and said the agency had contacted Iranian authorities and would share more information as it became available. The report comes amid intensifying US strikes on Iran and follows an earlier report of damage at the Bushehr nuclear plant site.