IAEA investigates reported attack on Iran's Darkhovin nuclear site

WASHINGTON, United States — VIENNA — The International Atomic Energy Agency said it is investigating reports of an attack overnight on the construction site of Iran's Darkhovin nuclear power plant. In a statement on Sunday, the agency said the facility was at a very early stage of construction and contained no nuclear material during its most recent inspection. Iran's Atomic Energy Organization had earlier announced that the plant was targeted by the United States in the early hours of Sunday morning. U.S. President Donald Trump had said in recent days that striking an Iranian nuclear facility under construction was under consideration, while Tehran warned that any such move by Washington would trigger a heavy attack in response. No further details on the alleged strike or the IAEA's inquiry were immediately available.