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Israeli military says it struck nuclear sites including Bushehr on Gulf coast

Published June 19, 2025
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An Israeli military spokesperson has said the military had struck nuclear sites in Bushehr, Isfahan, and Natanz, and continued to target additional facilities, Reuters reports.

Bushehr is Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant, which sits on the Gulf coast.

This handout picture provided by the Iranian Army media office on June 18, 2025, shows a detail from the wreckage of what the army said is an armed Israeli Air Force Hermes drone, downed after being hit by a surface-to-air missile, in the central city of Isfahan. — AFP
This handout picture provided by the Iranian Army media office on June 18, 2025, shows a detail from the wreckage of what the army said is an armed Israeli Air Force Hermes drone, downed after being hit by a surface-to-air missile, in the central city of Isfahan. — AFP

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