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Russia’s Rosatom evacuated a further 163 staff from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, leaving about 300 workers on site, with construction of additional units paused amid tensions after the US–Israel war with Iran last month.
Iran has allowed U.N. nuclear inspectors to return to its facilities, including the Bushehr power plant, after suspending cooperation last month amid tensions and military strikes. The move comes as Iran seeks to negotiate limits on its uranium enrichment and avoid new sanctions, amidst ongoing international concerns about its nuclear ambitions and compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.
The UN warns that attacking Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant could lead to serious consequences, with Rafael Grossi stating it could cause a nuclear disaster, after Israel mistakenly claimed to have struck the facility.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Israel has assured the safety of its personnel at Iran's Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant, a project Russia and Iran have been collaborating on for three decades.