Iran prepares for possible US attack, distributes iodine pills near nuclear sites (Representative image)
The official said Iran routinely provides the preventive medication to residents living within a 2-3 km radius of nuclear installations when military tensions rise. An Iranian health ministry official confirmed the distribution in comments cited by the Al Jazeera.
Iran has started distributing iodine tablets to people living near its nuclear facilities amid growing fears of a possible fresh US military strike, according to media reports. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said Washington would soon “make a decision” on whether to resume the war. He questioned whether the US should launch further attacks to ensure Iran’s nuclear programme was permanently dismantled and “it will never happen again”. You’ll know soon enough,” Trump said.
The move comes as US President Donald Trump weighs whether to resume military operations against Tehran and US forces prepare for a possible escalation. “I would rather not destroy the rest of the country if possible, but maybe I will have to. A statement issued by the prime minister’s office on X reiterated Baghdad’s position.
Amid the rising tensions, Iraqi prime minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi spoke to Trump over the phone on Thursday and made clear that Iraq would not allow its territory to be used as a launchpad for attacks on neighbouring countries.