On Sunday, July 19, 2026, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization announced that the U.S. military had attacked the Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant site in Khuzestan Province and strongly condemned the strike.
In its statement, the organization described the attack as a violation of international law, saying: "At approximately 3:39 a.m. local time on July 19, 2026, the Darkhovin nuclear power plant construction site was struck by several projectiles."
Darkhovin is a city in Shadegan County, Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran.
Earlier, the Deputy Governor for Security Affairs of Khuzestan had stated that U.S. warplanes struck an area near the city of Shadegan at 5:55 a.m. local time.
The Atomic Energy Organization also called on the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to condemn what it described as "this crime," arguing that it further undermines the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the nuclear safeguards system, and the IAEA Statute.
The Darkhovin project has been presented as a 300-megawatt nuclear power plant.
Later on Sunday, July 19, 2026, the Deputy Governor for Security and Law Enforcement Affairs of Khuzestan also reported a U.S. missile strike near the city of Abadan, adding that no casualties or injuries were reported.
As of the time of reporting, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) had not issued a statement regarding these Iranian claims. Earlier on Sunday, CENTCOM announced the completion of another round of military operations against targets inside Iran.
According to CENTCOM, the eighth consecutive night of U.S. strikes, conducted from Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, was intended as retaliation for an earlier Iranian attack in Jordan that killed two American service members.
Iran, meanwhile, launched attacks on locations in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
