Russian Embassy in Tehran Denies Evacuating Staff or Bushehr Nuclear Plant Specialists
Sahmino Newsroom | 24 October 2026 | 22 days ago
In a statement on its Instagram page on Saturday, October 24, 2026 (2 Aban 1405), the Russian Embassy in Tehran addressed rumours of an evacuation of diplomats and specialists from the Bushehr nuclear power plant, saying neither embassy staff nor Russian specialists at the plant will be evacuated and that work continues as normal. Khabaronline, citing ISNA, reported that the statement calls any contrary reports false and urges readers not to follow news from channels that publish such incorrect information.
EcoIran also reported the embassy's response to the rumour. The statement does not name the source of the rumour and gives no figure for the number of Russian specialists at Bushehr.
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