US EditionRussia warns strike on Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant could cause 'Chernobyl-style catastrophe'
IRAN, JUN 19 – Russia warns an Israeli strike on Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant could trigger a Chernobyl-like disaster, with around 600 Russian specialists on site and escalating regional tensions.
- Alexei Likhachev, CEO of Rosatom, warned that striking Bushehr could lead to a Chernobyl-like catastrophe, according to state media.
- Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, urged Israel to come to its senses and immediately stop attacks on nuclear installations.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Israel promised safety for Russian workers at the Bushehr site.
- Russia cautioned Washington against military intervention, describing it as an extremely dangerous step with truly unpredictable negative consequences.
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The Star Kuala Lumpur
Daily FinlandRussia continues work on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor: Putin
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Despite the complex situation surrounding Iran, Russia remains committed to the Bushehr nuclear reactor project, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the plenary session of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Read full story
The New Arab
Free Malaysia Today NewsIAEA warns of nuclear disaster if Israel attacks Iran’s Bushehr
The Middle East risks a nuclear catastrophe if Israel strikes Iran's southern nuclear plant of Bushehr, the head of the UN atomic watchdog warned Friday. Rafael Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told the UN Security Council that he has not yet detected radiation resulting from Israel's week-long military campaign against Iran, including attacks on nuclear sites. But he said that a strike on Bushehr -- the Middle …
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Russia pulls its scientists out of Iranian nuclear plant, as Israeli strikes threaten decades of collaboration
Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have alarmed none more than Russia, the country that first brought nuclear power to Iran in defiance of Western objections. We’re “millimeters from catastrophe,” said Kremlin spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on June 18 in response to a bombing campaign that Israel launched against
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