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Iran warns strike on Bushehr nuclear plant would be ‘war crime’
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Iran's UN atomic watchdog envoy warns that US or Israeli strikes on Bushehr nuclear power plant would constitute a war crime, and denies restarting uranium enrichment post-June 2025 strikes. Directly relevant to escalating nuclear facility vulnerability amid active US-Iran conflict and nuclear weapons concerns in landscape.
Summary
Iran warns strike on Bushehr nuclear plant would be ‘war crime’
Iran has warned that any US or Israeli strike on its Bushehr nuclear power plant would amount to a “war crime” under international law, its envoy to the UN’s atomic watchdog told AFP on Thursday.
Reza Najafi, Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, also rejected claims that Tehran had “restarted enrichment” of radioactive uranium following US-Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities in June 2025.
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IranUnited StatesIsraelInternational Atomic Energy Agency
Weapons & Military
nuclear power planturanium enrichmentnuclear weapons
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military action
nuclear threat
cyber warfare
terrorism
Key Phrases
"Direct nuclear facility threat warning""Signals Iranian red line on Bushehr plant""Denies uranium enrichment restart—defensive posture""Escalation trajectory: nuclear facilities already struck in June 2025 per context"