U.S.-Israeli strikes hit an area near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Saturday, prompting a warning from Tehran that any radioactive fallout would most severely affect neighboring Gulf states.

The strike killed a security guard at the site, while Russia — which helped construct and operate parts of the facility — said it was evacuating 198 workers.

Abbas Araghchi said continued attacks risk catastrophic consequences, warning fallout could “end life” in Gulf capitals rather than in Tehran.

No radiation spike, watchdog says

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said no increase in radiation had been detected but expressed “deep concern,” calling it the fourth such strike near nuclear facilities in recent weeks.

“Nuclear power plant sites must never be attacked,” he said.

Fighting intensifies across region

The strikes came as clashes escalated across the region, including continued attacks on Tehran, where thick smoke covered parts of the skyline.

The conflict, now more than a month old, began with U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Ali Khamenei, triggering Iranian retaliation that has spread across the Middle East and disrupted global markets.

Iran also announced fresh attacks, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it carried out a drone strike on a commercial vessel in Bahrain allegedly linked to Israel.

Search for missing US airman

Meanwhile, U.S. and Iranian forces were racing to locate a missing American airman after a fighter jet went down over Iran.

Tehran said it shot down an F-15, while U.S. media reported one crew member had been rescued and another remained missing.

Iran also claimed it downed an A-10 aircraft in the Gulf, with reports indicating the pilot was recovered.

Strikes hit infrastructure, shipping

Strikes have increasingly targeted economic and industrial sites, raising fears of wider disruption.

U.S.-Israeli attacks hit a petrochemicals hub, a cement plant, and a trade terminal near the Iran-Iraq border, killing at least one person.

Iran has retaliated with strikes on infrastructure in Gulf states and by disrupting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy route.

Shrapnel from intercepted drones injured four people in Bahrain, while debris hit buildings in Dubai, including one housing a U.S. tech firm.

Lebanon front widens conflict

On another front, fighting intensified in Lebanon, where Israel said it had struck thousands of targets linked to Hezbollah over the past month.

Explosions were heard in Beirut early Saturday, while strikes damaged infrastructure in the Bekaa region and wounded civilians in the southern city of Tyre.

Lebanon’s health ministry said more than 1,300 people have been killed since the conflict began, with tens of thousands displaced as violence continues to spread across the region.