US EditionRussia Condemns u.s.-Israeli Strike Near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Reactor
- Russia condemned a missile strike near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, calling it irresponsible and dangerously close to an operational reactor.
- Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, stated that the strike posed unacceptable radiological risks and unpredictable consequences for the Middle East.
- Russia built the Bushehr plant, assists Iran in operating it, and is involved in its expansion.
- Iran reported to the International Atomic Energy Agency that the strike caused no damage or injuries.
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All About Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Hit In Israeli Strikes
Iran and Russia both allege that a projectile struck the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Islamic Republic, raising the specter of a radiological incident as Tehran's war with Israel and the United States rages.
Russia strongly condemns the missile attack launched against the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today. "We condemn in energetic terms the reckless and completely unacceptable missile attack carried out within the inner perimeter of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, a few meters from the operating power unit," Zakharova said in a statement. The spokeswoman said Russia has repeatedly …
It was attacked in the context of U.S. and Israeli aggression. The missile exploded just 200 metres from a functioning reactor.
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Russia condemns U.S.-Israeli strike near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant reactor
MOSCOW, March 18 (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday condemned a strike near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant a day earlier which it said was just metres away from its reactor and called on the United States and Israel to stop attacking the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities.Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry, made the comments at a news briefing."We strongly condemn the irresponsible and utterly unacceptable missile strike…
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