Russian officials said the Busher nuclear power plant was not affected.

According to Iranian media reports, there was an explosion heard today at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Bushehr Province, where the plant is located. The Bushehr nuclear power plant is located outside the city of Bushehr in southern Iran. In 2022, Iran signed an agreement with Russia to build two reactors at the plant. Russia has hundreds of employees at the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The CEO of the Russian state atomic energy corporation, Likhachov, stated today that the recent US airstrike did not affect the area where the Bushehr nuclear power plant is located in Iran. He mentioned that Russia is closely monitoring the situation around the nuclear power plant and if there is any danger, Russia will immediately evacuate its employees from the area.