Pakistan, July 19 -- Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) said the United States carried out strikes on the under-construction Darkhovin nuclear power plant in Khuzestan province early Sunday, further escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. Iranian authorities stated that multiple projectiles struck the civilian nuclear project at around 3:39am local time, although no immediate reports confirmed casualties or the extent of the damage.

According to Iranian officials, construction of the Darkhovin nuclear power plant began in 2022, and the site remains under development. The AEOI condemned the reported attack, describing it as a strike on a civilian nuclear facility. Meanwhile, the United States had not immediately issued an...