
MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has halted operations at the nuclear power plant in the Iranian city of Bushehr, its head said on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported.
Alexei Likhachev said there were more than 600 personnel at the Bushehr plant and that they were leaving the country, according to Interfax. Nearly 100 plant personnel were evacuated on Saturday, when U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began.