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Rosatom Evacuates Staff Amid Escalating Strikes at Bushehr Plant

4/5/2026

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Rosatom Evacuates Staff

Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear company, evacuated 198 staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on April 4 as strikes continued since late February.
The latest strike killed an Iranian guard and damaged a building on site.
Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev described the situation as aligning with a worst-case scenario.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed concern, noting Bushehr has been targeted multiple times and raising fears of fallout.

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Iran's Nuclear Threat

Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the first in the Middle East, has faced attacks amid the US-Israel conflict.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warns a strike could cause catastrophic radioactive fallout across Iran and Gulf neighbors.
Iranian officials say the plant has been targeted four times, raising concerns about Gulf water contamination.
Critics say Western response has been muted compared with outrage over Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant, despite disaster risk.

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Rosatom Evacuates Staff

Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear company, evacuated 198 staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on April 4 as strikes continued since late February.
The latest strike killed an Iranian guard and damaged a building on site.
Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev described the situation as aligning with a worst-case scenario.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed concern, noting Bushehr has been targeted multiple times and raising fears of fallout.

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