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\nInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday assessed reports of a US
\nstrike on Iran\u2019s Darkhovin nuclear power plant after Tehran disclosed that the
\nfacility had been targeted earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
The UN
\nnuclear watchdog noted that the plant remains in the early stages of
\nconstruction and contains no nuclear material.<\/p>\n
The IAEA is looking into reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, Iran. The facility is in the very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material when last visited by the IAEA. While the reported\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Tdi5QxWcCE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency \u269b\ufe0f (@iaeaorg) July 19, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Axios The The IRGC
\npreviously reported that US President Donald Trump had considered targeting
\nIranian nuclear facilities, including sites still under construction, while
\nTehran had warned of a major response if Washington proceeded with such an
\noperation.<\/p>\n
\nUnited States and Iran have exchanged attacks in recent days, with US Central Command
\n(CENTCOM) stating that it had completed<\/a> its eighth consecutive night of
\noperations targeting Iranian coastal surveillance systems, air defense
\npositions, maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, as well
\nas Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sites it linked to the July 17
\nattack that killed two US service members in Jordan.<\/p>\n
\ncarried out retaliatory drone strikes on US military installations in Kuwait.<\/p>\n