The area around Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant has been attacked for the fourth time during the current war, Iranian officials say, as the US and Israel continue to target energy and other industrial sites.
One of the plant's employees was killed in the attack, Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said. It blamed the US and Israel for the attack, but neither country has confirmed carrying it out.
Bushehr is Iran's only operational nuclear power plant and was completed with Russia's help.
The International Atomic Energy Agency - the UN's nuclear watchdog - said it had been informed of the strike and had expressed deep concern.
No increase in radiation levels was reported, but the agency stated that nuclear power plant sites and nearby areas must never be attacked and called for maximum military restraint to avoid a nuclear accident.
Meanwhile, Iran has continued to fire missiles at the Gulf States, Iraq, and Israel, with damage reported from falling debris from intercepted missiles.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned against precipitating a major accident, which would end life in Gulf Arab states allied to the US. He criticized the US and Israel, drawing parallels to previous international outrage regarding hostilities near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
The volatile situation continues to evolve as regional powers respond to the ongoing conflict, raising international concerns over nuclear safety amidst military hostilities.
