US strikes raised risk of wider conflict, Turkey says

The United Arab Emirates urged an immediate end to the escalating conflict on Sunday, warning that the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites risk pushing the region into “new levels of instability.”

The UAE Foreign Ministry said the intensifying hostilities could have “serious repercussions” if not swiftly contained.

President Vladimir Putin has no immediate plans to speak with US President Donald Trump following the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, the Kremlin said Sunday. However, a call could be swiftly arranged if necessary, according to state news agency TASS.

The Iranian Isfahan nuclear facilities struck earlier in the day held either no nuclear material or only small amounts of natural or low-enriched uranium, limiting any radioactive contamination to the affected buildings, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Sunday.

“This nuclear complex in Esfahan – one of the key sites of the Iranian nuclear program – has repeatedly been attacked and extensively damaged,” Director General Rafael Grossi said.

“Based on our analysis of the nuclear material present, we don’t see any risk of off-site contamination. Nevertheless, as I have repeatedly stated, nuclear facilities should never be attacked.”

Six additional buildings at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site, including a fuel rod production facility, were struck in the latest round of Israeli airstrikes, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Sunday.

A satellite image released Sunday shows visible damage to Iran’s Fordow nuclear site near Qom following early morning US airstrikes.