The World Health Organization, part of the United Nations, is monitoring the effects of US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and is preparing for a potential nuclear disaster in the Middle East. This was announced by the Daily Mail newspaper on Wednesday, March 18, citing a statement by the organization’s director, Hanan Balkhi.
Balkhi said: “The worst-case scenario is a nuclear accident, and this is what worries us most.”
She stressed that even with the utmost preparations, it is impossible to prevent the serious damage that will befall the region and the entire world, and the consequences of what happened will last for decades. newspaper.
On March 17, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran reported that one shell hit the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. Department officials added that there were no injuries or property damage as a result of the attack, and no part of the station was damaged. Later, the head of the state corporation Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, said that the strike on the area near Bushehr was carried out in close proximity to the operating power unit.