Russian embassy issues statement on rumors of its diplomats leaving Iran

Pars Today – The Russian Embassy in Tehran has announced that Russian diplomats and specialists remain in Iran and continue their work.

According to Pars Today, citing Tasnim News Agency, the Russian Embassy in Tehran said in a statement on Saturday, responding to claims that Russian diplomats and specialists were leaving Iran: “We have become aware of reports published by some hostile media outlets claiming that the evacuation of Russian embassy staff and specialists working at the Bushehr nuclear power plant is allegedly underway.”

The statement said: “In this regard, we declare that neither embassy staff nor Russian specialists at the Bushehr nuclear power plant are leaving Iran.”

The Russian Embassy stressed that operations were continuing as usual, adding that claims to the contrary were false information whose origins were entirely clear.