JAKARTA - The Iranian government threatened to take countermeasures after the United States (US) launched an attack on the Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) which is still under construction in Khuzestan Province.
The firm statement was made by Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi. He assessed Washington's military action as a dangerous provocative act.
"The US attack on the Darkhovin nuclear power plant, which is still under construction, is a dangerous attack on Iran's peaceful infrastructure," Gharibabadi said in a post on the X platform, Sunday (19/7).
Gharibabadi emphasized that the US must be fully responsible for the potential increase in instability and insecurity in the region.
"Iran strongly condemns this aggression and will take appropriate measures to defend its interests and national security," he said.
Previously, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran had confirmed the truth of the US attack targeting the Darkhovin nuclear power plant facility.
This incident has clouded the increasingly tense situation in the Middle East region. For the past few days, the US has intensified its attacks on Iranian territory. In response, Iran retaliated by attacking a number of US military facilities and bases in neighboring countries.
The escalation of this conflict is considered worrying. The reason is that the mutual attacks between the two countries still occur even though Iran and the US had signed a peace agreement mediated by Pakistan in June to end hostilities and seek a permanent peace agreement.
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