By Ikram Kouachi
ANKARA (AA) – Explosions were heard on Sunday in Iran’s southern province of Bushehr, home to the country’s only nuclear power plant, local media said.
No details were yet provided by the semi-official Mehr news agency about the cause of the explosions.
Bushehr is home to Iran’s only operational nuclear power plant. The facility, located on the Persian Gulf coast, plays a central role in Iran’s nuclear energy program and has long been monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
In the central city of Yazd, Iranian media reported that local air defenses were activated and placed on high alert, without giving any further details.
US President Donald Trump said early Sunday that his forces bombed three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.
The attacks came as the latest escalation in a US-backed Israeli military assault on Iran since June 13, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory attacks on Israel.
Israeli authorities said at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks.
Meanwhile, in Iran, 430 people have been killed and more than 3,500 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.