Correction on "Russian experts in Iran to help redesign Arak reactor"

November 1, 2016 - 20:18

On Tuesday the Tehran Times quoted Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan as having told IRNA that Russian experts are in Iran to help with the redesign of the Arak heavy water reactor.

The same report by IRNA, nonetheless, appeared in a story by Russia’s Sputnik news agency.

The embassy in a letter to the Tehran Times explained that Russian experts are helping Iran build two new reactors in Bushehr, not redesign the one in Arak.