Russia on Saturday denied reports that its diplomats and nuclear specialists in Iran were being evacuated, saying neither the staff of its embassy in Tehran nor the Russian specialists working at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) have any plans to leave the country. In a statement reported by Press TV, the Russian Foreign Ministry rebuked what it called “false claims” about an evacuation and said Russian diplomatic and technical work in Iran “continues as normal.”

Source: Press TV, Oct 24, 2026

The Russian Embassy in Tehran issued a similar denial on Saturday, rejecting what it described as rumours circulated by certain news outlets about evacuating diplomatic personnel and nuclear specialists from Iran, Tabnak reported. The embassy said the reports were part of a disinformation campaign whose source was “well known” — without identifying that source — and urged users to unsubscribe from channels publishing false information.

Source: Tabnak, Oct 24, 2026

According to Press TV, the statement came in response to speculation on social media that Russian nationals stationed in Iran had already left in anticipation of renewed US aggression. The evacuation claims themselves have not been independently verified; Russia's denial is the on-record position of the embassy and the foreign ministry.

Source: Press TV, Oct 24, 2026

The denial lands at a tense moment in the Gulf. The United States has this week ordered non-emergency staff and families out of Saudi Arabia and reduced staffing at several embassies in the region, citing intelligence warnings about Iranian plots, while Iranian outlets have carried claims that Washington and Israel have prepared plans for a fresh round of strikes — claims neither government has confirmed in these reports. Russia is Iran's principal partner at Bushehr, and a genuine Russian pull-out would have been read as a signal that Moscow expected an attack.

Source: Press TV, Oct 24, 2026

Bushehr, on Iran's Gulf coast, is the country's only nuclear power plant and was built with Russian help; Russian technicians have remained central to its operation. Press TV noted that most Russian technicians stayed at the facility during the US-Israeli strikes of March and April this year, despite several strikes landing in areas near the plant.

Source: Press TV, Oct 24, 2026