Afghanistan, April 5 -- Russia has begun evacuating 198 workers from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant after a nearby strike raised fresh safety fears.
Russian media reported that Moscow has begun evacuating 198 workers from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant after a U.S.-Israeli airstrike hit the area around the facility.
Russia's state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, citing Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev, that buses carrying the workers left around 20 minutes after the attack and are heading toward the Armenian border.
Likhachev said the workers are expected to return to their homes within two to three days, as Russia accelerates efforts to reduce staff at the site amid the worsening conflict.
The International Atomic Energy Agency ...