Iran seeks to build new nuclear units with Russian partnership, says Rosatom chief
Iran is interested in constructing additional nuclear power units with Russian cooperation, according to Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev.
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AIRosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev has said that Iran is interested in building new nuclear power units in cooperation with Russia.
According to Russia’s Sputnik news agency, Likhachev responded to a question about the possibility of constructing new nuclear power units in Iran by saying: “They definitely have this desire.”
Rosatom’s program for building nuclear power plants includes the construction of two additional units at the Bushehr plant in Iran.
In late September 2025, Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion agreement to build four nuclear power units at the new Hormoz nuclear plant in southern Hormozgan province. At the same time, Moscow and Tehran also signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the construction of low-capacity nuclear plants in Iran.