Iran says ‘no danger’ to Iranians living near Fordow
The Crisis Management Headquarters in the province of Qom, where Fordow is located, has issued a statement saying that “there is no danger to the people of Qom and the surrounding area”.
The statement, carried by the IRNA news agency, comes after Trump said Iran’s nuclear sites have been “obliterated”. Earlier, another official said Fordow has “long been evacuated and has not suffered any irreversible damage”.
Manan Raisi, who represents the Qom area where Fordow is located, says the attack on the underground nuclear site was “superficial”. “Based on accurate information, I state that contrary to the claims of the lying US president, the Fordow nuclear facility has not been seriously damaged, and most of what was damaged was only on the ground, which can be restored,” Raisi said, according to the Tasnim news agency.
Iranian atomic energy body says no contamination recorded
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said that radiation system data and field surveys do not show signs of contamination or danger to residents near the sites of Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz.
“Announcement from the Nuclear Safety System Center. Following the illegal US attack on the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, field surveys and radiation systems data showed: No contamination recorded,” the organisation said in a social media post.
“There is no danger to residents around these sites. Safety is in a stable state.”
Saudi Arabia says no radiation pollution detected in kingdom after US attacks on Iran
The kingdom’s Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission says that “no radioactive effects were detected on the environment” of Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf states after the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
