Deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev warned that in the context of the escalating Middle East conflict, attacks on nuclear facilities are extremely dangerous and could lead to a Chernobyl-like disaster.
Everyone, including the Israeli Defense Minister, with the loud statement about the fate of Mr. Khamenei, needs to understand that attacking the nuclear facility is extremely dangerous and could repeat the Chernobyl disaster, former Russian President Medvedev shared on social network X.
In the early morning of June 13, Israel launched the "lion Rising" campaign against Iran's nuclear program. Less than 24 hours later, Iran responded with a large-scale attack.
In the following days, Tel Aviv and Tehran continued their fierce attacks on each other.
Israeli Defense Minister Katz said that one of the goals of this campaign is to end the existence of Iran's Supreme Leader, the Fatherland of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Also related to the nuclear issue in the Middle East, Mr. Alexey Likhachev, General Director of the Russian National Nuclear Power Corporation Rosatom, warned that if Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is attacked, disasters could be as serious as Chernobyl or Fukushima.
"If the reactor operating at Plant No. 1 is attacked, it will certainly be a disaster equivalent to Chernobyl or Fukushima. This must be prevented at all costs. The entire nuclear industry, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), agrees that weapons and nuclear facilities in operation should not go together," he stressed.
General Director Rosatom Likhachev hopes that Israeli political and military leaders will understand that it is necessary to absolutely avoid even just one accidental blow to the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
In related developments, on June 19, Iran accused the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Rafael Grossi, of distorting the truth in a previous report on its nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaeich criticized Mr. Grossi for issuing a precedented report.
According to a report published in early June, IAEA said Iran is the only country that does not possess nuclear weapons but is producing and storing enriched uranium at 60%.
The IAEA report is seen as a premise for an Israeli military attack on Tehran's nuclear facilities.
Following IAEA's report last week, for the first time in 20 years, IAEA's board of directors declared Iran violating its obligations under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
Of the 35 member states, 19 - including the US, UK, France and Germany - have supported the resolution, citing Iran's failure to explain the origin of undeclared nuclear materials and the growing amount of enriched uranium.
Iran has rejected the decision, calling it a political act and saying it will build a new uranium enrichment facility.
However, in an interview with CNN on June 17, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that UN inspectors have not found any evidence that Iran is conducting a systematic effort to develop nuclear weapons.
