Nuclear Power Plant

Darkhovin NPP project — reported US projectile strike

19 July 2026

Khuzestan Province, Iran

No radiological release

What happened

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said several US projectiles struck the construction site of the Darkhovin nuclear power plant in Khuzestan Province. The IAEA said the project was at an early construction stage and contained no nuclear material when inspectors last visited, so it identified no radiological risk. The reviewed reporting establishes one attack claim involving several projectiles on 19 July, not two independently documented strike events; no separate second date was verified. The strike, weapon, damage and operational effect were not independently established, so the event is recorded as reported rather than documented.

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Evidence
Reported / attributed
Confidence
Moderate
Infrastructure
Nuclear Power Plant
Latitude
30.7500°
Longitude
48.4800°

Attribution

Attributed to United States, according to Iran's Atomic Energy Organization

Sources

  1. What to know about Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear siteAssociated Press · Incident reporting