RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar announced on Sunday that no radioactive effects were detected in the wider Gulf region following early-morning US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, Saudi Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission (NRRC) stated that environmental radiation levels across Saudi Arabia states remain unchanged despite the targeting of Iran’s uranium enrichment and conversion sites.
Kuwait’s National Nuclear Energy Committee similarly reported no rise in radioactive traces in the country’s airspace or territorial waters after the US attacks.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed al-Ansari, told reporters that Doha is monitoring radiation levels in the Gulf on a daily basis and has observed nothing abnormal to date.
The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) also affirmed that “no abnormal radiation levels” have been detected in any member state, and that environmental and radiation indicators remain within safe, technically permissible limits. The GCC said it will continue to publish monitoring reports as soon as they are received.
The United States has launched aerial strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday. The strikes targeted three Iranian nuclear sites, including the underground Fordow enrichment facility. US officials described the operation as “very successful,” marking Washington’s direct military intervention in support of Israel’s broader campaign against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
