IAEA Warns of Nuclear Disaster if Israel Strikes Iran's Bushehr Plant

Cătălin Roșioru

Edition: Singapore Indonesia Asia US/UK UNITED NATIONS: The Middle East risks a nuclear catastrophe if Israel strikes Iran's southern nuclear facility in Bushehr, the head of the UN atomic watchdog warned on Friday (Jun 20). Rafael Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told the UN Security Council that while no radiation has been detected so far from Israel’s week-long military campaign against Iran, the risk remains high, especially if Bushehr is targeted. “