Projectile hits near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, no damage or injuries reported | 17 March 2026 | 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. 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 ​were normal.