Iran and Russia sign a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in Islamic Republic, Iranian state media Report Friday, just a few hours before the possible return of Iran’s UN sanctions.
“In Sirik, a deal signed between Iran Hormoz Company and Rosatom, the state television said.
Iran has only one nuclear power plant in Bushehr in the south, with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts, accounting for only a small part of the country’s energy demand.
According to the National News Agency irnaeach plant has a capacity of 1.255 MW, although no details are provided on the schedule.
This move comes as European parties triggered so-called kickback sanctions Landmark 2015 Nuclear Agreement Iran will return before Saturday’s end.
Britain, France and Germany triggered sanctions last month, accusing Iran of failing to comply with its promises under the agreement.
At a security committee meeting on Friday, China and Russia proposed a resolution to hold another six months of talks, but it is impossible to gain enough capacity to pass.
Western countries have long accused Iran of seeking an atomic bomb – Tehran strongly denied it defending its rights to civilian nuclear programs.
In 2018, the United States unilaterally broke off its nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran began to withdraw its promises.
New deals are underway between Washington and Tehran before derailing in June in Iran’s unprecedented Israeli strike 12 Days of War The United States joined briefly.
Iran had previously signed a nuclear energy agreement with Russia in 1993 to allow the construction of jungle factories, after Germany abandoned nuclear energy after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
