Projectile hits near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, no damage or injuries reported

March 17 (Reuters) - A projectile hit an area near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant ​on Tuesday evening, however it caused ‌no damage or injuries, Iran told the International Atomic Energy Agency.

“The IAEA has been informed by Iran ​that a projectile hit the premises of ​the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening. No ⁠damage to the plant or injuries to ​staff reported,” the U.N. nuclear watchdog said ​on X.

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The strike came in the third week of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reiterated his ​call for maximum restraint during the conflict ​to avoid the risk of a nuclear accident.

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation ‌confirmed ⁠the strike earlier in the day, with the country’s Tasnim news agency saying the projectile hit the vicinity of the nuclear power ​plant in ​the port ⁠city of Bushehr at around 7 p.m. (1530 GMT).

Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear energy ​corporation, condemned the strike on Tuesday, adding ​that ⁠radiation levels around the plant, whose construction was started by a German company in the ⁠1970s ​and later completed by Russia, ​were normal.

Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru and Mrinmay ​Dey in Mexico City; Editing by Sonali Paul

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