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Russian Nuclear Staff From Iran’s Bushehr Plant Return Home Via Armenia
Eurasia Review ^ | Apr 17, 2026

Posted on 04/19/2026 12:19:20 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

A group of employees from Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant returned to Russia via Armenia as part of an ongoing evacuation effort, according to the Russian Embassy in Armenia.

On April 15, another 94 Russian citizens were evacuated through Armenian territory.

They arrived in Armenia from Iran via the Norduz–Agarak border crossing and then departed for their homeland, the embassy said.

Along with the Russian citizens, Belarusian nationals were also evacuated…

“We thank the authorities of the Republic of Armenia for their prompt response and assistance in organizing the comfortable transit of Rosatom State Corporation employees,” the statement said.

Earlier, 175 Russian employees of the Bushehr nuclear power plant had already been evacuated...

(Excerpt) Read more at eurasiareview.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: iaea; iran; nuclear; russia

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Not a uranium enrichment site but a reminder that Russian & Iranian nuclear cooperation goes back decades and continues.

The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran.

1 posted on 04/19/2026 12:19:20 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

They must be uncomfortable to want to return to the Russian meat grinder...


2 posted on 04/19/2026 12:30:05 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messag)
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IIRC, the French built a somewhat similar facility for Iraq, that the Israelis destroyed back before Saddam went to Ropesville...


3 posted on 04/19/2026 12:30:26 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: Who is John Galt?

I do believe the killed a few French technicians in that one. Serves them right.


4 posted on 04/19/2026 12:33:19 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DUMBGRUNT

** They must be uncomfortable to want to return to the Russian meat grinder...**

Can’t drink in Iran.


5 posted on 04/19/2026 12:36:19 PM PDT by Surrounded_too (LE)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
There were no complaints from the evacuees...


6 posted on 04/19/2026 12:55:04 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: jerod

Makes me think there’s gonna be some fireworks soon now that Iran has rejected a second round of “bullshiiting.”


7 posted on 04/19/2026 1:20:29 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

The problem w/o the Russians are the spent fuel rods from fifteen years of operations.

Those could be used to make a dirty bomb.


8 posted on 04/19/2026 1:41:03 PM PDT by meatloaf
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Bkmk


9 posted on 04/19/2026 2:49:59 PM PDT by sauropod
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

It’s a good sign to see Russians evacuating from Iran.

Seeing regime figures break and run will also be a key indicator to watch for.


10 posted on 04/19/2026 2:50:19 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Armenia is quite the disappointment.


11 posted on 04/19/2026 3:03:51 PM PDT by montag813
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