Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned of a potential radioactive catastrophe in the West Asia region after the US and Israel attacked Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant for the fourth time.
Highlighting 'western hypocrisy', Araghchi pointed out the outrage over Russia's attacks near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
He wrote on X, 'Israel-U.S. have bombed our Bushehr plant four times now. Radioactive fallout will end life in GCC capitals, not Tehran.'
The foreign minister's remarks highlight a key geographic reality, which is that Bushehr's location as a port city makes neighbouring Arab states more vulnerable and exposed to a radioactive incident than Iran's capital city, Tehran.
Iran's FM flags 'radioactive contamination risk' to UN, warning of a 'severe radioactive contamination risk' due to the attacks on the power plant.
On Saturday, the US and Israel targeted the Bushehr nuclear plant for the fourth time, killing one person in the vicinity.
