What to know about Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant after report of projectile hitting its complex

Iran and Russia have both alleged that a projectile struck the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Islamic Republic, raising the specter of a radiological incident as Tehran’s war with Israel and the United States rages on.

By Jon Gambrell
March 18, 2026
Planet Labs PBC via AP
Jon Gambrell

Jon Gambrell is Gulf and Iran news director for The Associated Press in Dubai

 
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