US and Israel attack vicinity of Bushehr nuclear power plant — Iran confirms no damage or casualties

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) confirmed, via state news agency IRNA, that the US and Israel attacked the vicinity of the Bushehr nuclear power plant on Day 25 evening. Based on initial reports, the AEOI said the attack caused no technical damage and no human casualties. The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is Iran's only operational nuclear reactor, located on the Persian Gulf coast in Bushehr Province. It generates electricity for the Iranian national grid and operates under IAEA safeguards. Any direct strike on the plant itself — as opposed to its 'vicinity' — would risk a radiological release with potentially catastrophic consequences for the Persian Gulf region. The attack's proximity to Bushehr represents a significant escalatory step: it signals that the US-Israeli campaign is willing to operate near nuclear-sensitive sites, even as Trump is actively seeking a deal that includes provisions for Iran's civilian nuclear program (Bushehr specifically appears in the 15-point deal framework as a facility the US would assist with). The attack on Bushehr's vicinity also raises the question of what was specifically targeted nearby — possibly military assets, launch sites, or infrastructure in the province.