{"id":2581106,"date":"2026-03-17T23:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-says-projectile-hit-nuclear-power-plant-as-iaea-chief-urges-maximum-restraint\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T23:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:13:20","slug":"iran-says-projectile-hit-nuclear-power-plant-as-iaea-chief-urges-maximum-restraint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-says-projectile-hit-nuclear-power-plant-as-iaea-chief-urges-maximum-restraint\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran says projectile hit nuclear power plant as IAEA chief urges &#8216;maximum restraint&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-says-projectile-hit-nuclear-power-plant-as-iaea-chief-urges-maximum-restraint%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iran said a projectile struck the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on the Persian Gulf, and the IAEA urged parties too exercise \u201cmaximum restraint\u201d to avoid a nuclear risk. The IAEA reported that Iran informed them the projectile hit the plant\u2019s premises but caused no damage or injuries to staff. If confirmed, Bushehr would be the second nuclear facility targeted in the conflict, following the Natanz facility\u2019s damage during earlier operations. The IAEA did not specify who launched the bushehr strike. IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi warned that an attack on Bushehr could have vrey serious consequences because the site contains meaningful nuclear material, and Rosatom condemned the strike and called for de-escalation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran says projectile hit <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nuclear power plant<\/a> as IAEA chief urges &lsquo;maximum restraint&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2535155\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iaea\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2663\">International Atomic Energy Agency<\/a> warned parties in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war to use &ldquo;maximum restraint&rdquo; after Iranian officials reported a projectile hit a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-power\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1530\">nuclear power plant<\/a> on the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; the IAEA said in a statement. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495120\/israel-iran-missile-attack-tel-aviv\/\">Two dead in Israel after Iranian missile attack near Tel Aviv<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4495093\/uss-gerald-ford-repairs-fire\/\">USS Gerald Ford heads to port for repairs after fire aboard aircraft carrier<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4494497\/pentagon-golden-dome-estimate-increases-billions-michael-guetlein\/\">Pentagon&#8217;s &#8216;Golden Dome&#8217; estimate increases by $10 billion to $185 billion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"110\">U.N.<\/a> nuclear energy watchdog said its director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, &ldquo;reiterates&rdquo; his &ldquo;call for maximum restraint during the conflict to prevent risk of a nuclear accident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The hit on the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant would make it the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-orders-7000-more-troops-to-europe-as-russia-continues-offensive-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Biden Orders 7,000 More Troops To Europe As Russia Continues Offensive In Ukraine\">nuclear energy facility<\/a> to be targeted since the war started on Feb. 28. The IAEA announced on March 3 that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4477907\/un-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-nuclear-site-damaged-in-strikes\/\">Natanz Nuclear Facility<\/a> in the Isfahan province was hit by joint Israeli-U.S. strikes in the first weekend of Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion. The watchdog did not say which country launched the projectile at Bushehr.<\/p>\n<p>The Natanz Nuclear Facility was also one of the facilities targeted by the United States in its June 2025 attacks as part of Operation Midnight Hammer. Following the June strikes, Grossi addressed the IAEA regarding the energy and environmental consequences of strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. <\/p>\n<p>Grossi said the Bushehr power plant &ldquo;is the nuclear site in Iran where the consequences of an attack could be most serious.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadians-nuclear-waste-storage-plan-in-great-lakes-depository-opposed-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Canadians\u2019 nuclear waste storage plan in Great Lakes depository opposed - Washington Examiner\">operating nuclear power plant<\/a> and as such it hosts thousands of kilograms of nuclear material,&rdquo; Grossi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/statements\/iaea-director-general-grossis-statement-to-unsc-on-situation-in-iran-20-june-2025\">said<\/a> in June. &ldquo;In case of an attack on the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant a direct hit could result in a very high release of radioactivity to the environment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495120\/israel-iran-missile-attack-tel-aviv\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4495120\">TWO DEAD IN ISRAEL AFTER IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACK NEAR TEL AVIV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Iranian nuclear facility is heavily tied to Russia&rsquo;s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, which swiftly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/russias-rosatom-condemns-strike-territory-irans-bushehr-nuclear-plant-2026-03-17\/\">spoke out<\/a> against the attack on Bushehr when it was first reported. Aleksei Likhachev, director-general of Rosatom, said the corporation calls on &ldquo;all sides in the conflict to &#8203;use every effort to de-escalate the situation&rdquo; around the facility, according to <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to U.S. Central Command for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran says projectile hit Bushehr; IAEA urges restraint<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2581107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IAEA-UN-flag-dove.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57139,3823,76029,76028,76027],"class_list":["post-2581106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iaea","tag-iran","tag-maximum-restraint","tag-nuclear-power-plant-2","tag-projectile"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IAEA-UN-flag-dove.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581106"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581110,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581106\/revisions\/2581110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}