Iran Denies Talk of Strike on Nuclear Sites

Market rumours of a strike on Iran's nuclear site(s) this morning unsettled the stock markets. But the US, Israel and Iran deny any such attack has taken place. Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian nuclear official denied on Tuesday rumours of a strike on the country's nuclear sites that had unsettled financial markets.

"This is just a rumour. No attack against Iran's nuclear facilities has taken place," the official told Reuters, days after a report that Israel had rehearsed a possible strike on the Islamic Republic.