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How the Iran war could go nuclear -

First, Israel hits Iran's nuclear powerplant at Bushehr. Then Iran responds by hitting Israel's nuclear facility at Dimona. Then Israel responds with a massive nuclear missile attack on Iran. A slippery slope folks -

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>>> Russia issues major nuclear warning


Newsweek

by Mandy Taheri

3-18-26


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-issues-major-nuclear-warning/ar-AA1YVweg?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=69bb0344e4f246fba99929e30b2484b7&ei=62


Russian official Mikhail Ulyanov warned that a projectile reportedly hit near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Tuesday, posing “a real risk of a major nuclear disaster.”

Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, also called out the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s response to the incident, writing on X: “I am not sure that the Agency’s response is commensurate with the gravity of the situation.”

Why It Matters

The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, located in southwestern Iran on the Persian Gulf, was built with assistance from Russia. Rosatom, Moscow’s nuclear corporation, continues to support the facility with about 480 Russia nationals at the site. While there have been no reports of substantial damage, nuclear facilities are a key concern during wartime because of the risk that radioactive material could be released, and in Bushehr’s case into the Persian Gulf.

Nuclear sites in Iran have remained a central focus of U.S. policy, with President Donald Trump having ordered strikes on three facilities in June 2025, and initially cast Iran’s nuclear program as a key impetus for Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing war.

The U.S. and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran on February 28, killing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Officials have reported more than 2,500 deaths in the war, including more than 1,300 in Iran, 900 in Lebanon, 12 in Israel and 13 U.S. service members.

What To Know

Russia’s state-run Tass news agency reported that Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said Tuesday night that “a strike hit the area adjacent to the metrology service building located at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant site, in close proximity to the operating power unit. There were no casualties among Rosatom State Corporation personnel. The radiation situation at the site is normal.”

IAEA said in a Tuesday night X post that the agency has “been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening. No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported.”

The post also noted that IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reiterated his call “for maximum restraint during the conflict to prevent risk of a nuclear accident.” Grossi told journalists in Washington that the damage “doesn’t seem to be very significant. At the same time, any attack on any nuclear facility should always be avoided.”

Ulyanov, in his X post, argued that the IAEA’s response doesn’t match up with the “gravity” of the situation. His post continued: “The possibility of another strike can not be ruled out. This poses a real risk of a major nuclear disaster, which can dramatically affect the whole region.”

What Happens Next

Trump told reporters on Tuesday that the United States will be finishing the military operation against Iran “in pretty much the very near future.”

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