Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami has confirmed that Russia will construct eight nuclear power reactors in Iran under a strategic bilateral agreement. The move is aimed at significantly boosting Iran’s nuclear energy capacity, with four reactors planned in the Bushehr region.

Key Highlights:

• Iran and Russia have finalized a deal to build eight nuclear reactors, expanding their long-standing nuclear cooperation.
• Four of the reactors will be developed in Bushehr, where Russia had previously helped construct Iran’s first nuclear plant.
• Units 2 and 3 at Bushehr are already under construction with Iranian firms and Russian technical support.
• The initiative is part of Iran’s goal to triple its nuclear electricity generation capacity in the coming years.
• The project deepens Iran–Russia strategic ties amid global scrutiny over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, which Tehran asserts are solely for peaceful purposes.