In the midst of a growing escalation in the Middle East, marked by the military offensive of the United States and Israel against Iran, Russia decided to evacuate most of its personnel from the Bushehr nuclear power plant, revealing the operational fragility of the program Iranian nuclear power under international pressure. The departure took place on Monday with the evacuation of 108 workers, as confirmed by the general director of Rosatom, Alexei Lijachov, who specified that “one hundred and eight people are currently on their way to Isfahan, everything is going as planned
”.According to the official, only a small group of 20 employees will remain, including managers and technical managers, who will make up the so-called “final delegation” until the total retirement is complete. The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, equipped with a 1,000-megawatt reactor, is Iran's only operational civilian nuclear facility. Built with strong Russian support, its operation depends in part on Rosatom specialists. However, the start of the war on February 28, following attacks by the United States and Israel against Iranian targets, radically altered the security scenario
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Since then, the plant has been the target of at least four attacks, accelerating Moscow's decision to withdraw its personnel. This retreat shows not only the deterioration of conditions on the ground, but also the growing vulnerability of the Iranian regime to a sustained offensive that seeks to curb its nuclear development. At the same time, from the Kremlin, spokesman Dmitri Peskov warned about the global impact of the conflict, particularly on the
energy level.During his regular press conference, he argued that the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz “these actions will most likely continue to negatively impact international markets.” However, he also acknowledged that many aspects of Washington's strategy “remain unclear”, avoiding deepening direct criticism
