BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. The Bushehr Nuclear
Power Plant (NPP) in the southern Iranian Bushehr Province was
attacked again amidst the U.S. and Israeli military airstrikes
against Iran today, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)
wrote on its X page, Trend reports.


AEOI noted that a missile fell on the territory of the Bushehr
NPP. As a result of the explosion, one of the outbuildings of the
station was damaged, and one of the guards was killed.


The organization pointed out that the main parts of the Bushehr
NPP weren't damaged as a result of this attack and that there was
no obstacle to the station's electricity production.


This is considered the fourth attack on the Bushehr NPP since
February 28.


Unit 1 of Bushehr NPP began operating in 2011. In 2013, the
operation of the unit was handed over by Rosatom to the Iranian
company. Since 2013, the unit has produced a maximum of 1,000
megawatts of electricity. Over the past 10 years, electricity
production at Bushehr NPP has exceeded 65 billion kilowatt-hours
(kWh).







Electricity production at the Bushehr NPP from 2013 to March 20,
2025, amounted to 72.4 million kWh.


On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military
operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran.
The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from
the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes
reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran’s
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale
retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S.
facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE,
Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise
missiles, and drones.


The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and
maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in
the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly.
Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to
vessels it deems necessary.


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