Rosatom Returns to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant
Russian nuclear staff have returned to Iran's Bushehr plant — 135 now present, up from ~20 who stayed after the February evacuation during US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Signals partial normalization of Russian-Iranian nuclear cooperation.
What we know
An account on X reports Rosatom confirms 135 Russian staff are back at Bushehr, restoring much of the workforce that evacuated when US-Israeli strikes began in late February 2026. This is a notable signal of resumed Russian-Iranian cooperation on nuclear infrastructure despite ongoing regional instability. Combined with another account on X's assertion that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz — not the Trump administration — the Iran angle is one of the more significant geopolitical subplots in the feed.
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