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Iran reports U.S. strikes near the Bushehr nuclear plant; officials say it was not damaged

Mountain Time
Local time
1:07 PM in Tehran
Where
Bushehr, Iran

Mehr reported several explosions in Bushehr province, including near the nuclear power plant and at a fishing port in Asaluyeh. One Iranian official accused the U.S. of targeting the plant's perimeter, while the provincial governor denied the plant was attacked and officials said there was no damage or casualties.

Why it matters

Bushehr is Iran's only operating nuclear power plant, so strikes near it bring a nuclear-safety risk into the renewed fighting; that evening a U.S. official said new explosions reported in the area were not U.S. strikes.

Sources (6)

Confidence: Published by a named news organization. Not yet independently confirmed. About confidence labels

Correction

  • Corrected the time from 4:37 PM Iran time, Jul 9, 2026 to 1:07 PM Tehran time, Jul 9, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Jordan intercepts missiles as Bushehr reports surface"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, Iran / Jordan to Bushehr, Iran; reclassified it from alert to nuclear; updated the sourcing note; added 4 sources: The Guardian live blog, Al Jazeera live blog; removed Petra Jordan News Agency as a source (a report on a different event, the missile attack on Jordan). Why and evidence