Situation at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant ‘normal’, Russian official says

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The head of Russia’s nuclear energy corporation, Alexei Likhachev, has said that Russian specialists were still working at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran and that the situation there was normal and under control, Reuters reports.

Likhachev said he hoped Russia’s warnings to Israel not to attack the site had been received by the Israeli leadership.

Russia, which has close ties with Iran, has warned strongly against US military intervention on the side of Israel.

Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025. — Reuters
Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025. — Reuters

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