# Iran’s health ministry denies report on iodine distribution over US strike fears

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/irans-health-ministry-denies-report-on-iodine-distribution-over-us-strike-fears/
- Published: 2026-11-06T22:36:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T23:27:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-health-ministry-denies-report-iodine-distribution-over-us-strike
- Topics: Americas, Middle East, World

## Key points

- Iran’s health ministry says the iodine distribution report is false.
- The Times cited an unnamed official near nuclear sites.
- Iodine tablets can help protect the thyroid from radiation.

## Summary

Iran’s health ministry has denied a report that it was distributing iodine tablets near nuclear facilities amid fears of possible US strikes. The denial challenges the report’s account of preparations and highlights the sensitivity of unverified claims during a period of heightened concern.

Hossein Kermanpour, who leads the ministry’s public relations and information centre, said no ministry official had spoken to The Times of London and that the quotation attributed to the ministry was false. He said Iran’s health system was prepared for different scenarios, but that declaring a state of war was beyond the ministry’s authority. The Times had cited an unnamed official who said tablets were being distributed within two to three kilometres of nuclear sites; iodine can help protect the thyroid from radiation.

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