Tehran has refused IAEA inspections at bombed nuclear facilities, insisting on a new agreement before granting access. The move follows the Iran-Israel conflict, snapback sanctions, and stalled nuclear negotiations with both Washington and Europe

A strike near the Gulf coast in Bushehr — home to Iran’s only operational nuclear reactor — briefly triggered widespread alarm on Thursday when Israel claimed to have hit the site, before later retracting the statement, calling it a “mistake”

The US military has yet to comment on the incident, but it follows a series of airstrikes targeting Houthi-controlled areas since March 15, when US President Donald Trump ordered the escalation of airstrikes on the group

The Saudi Ministry also took aim at what it described as the broader failure of the international community to hold Israel accountable for its actions, warning that such impunity is contributing to worsening instability across the region