Overview

• The agreement between Rosatom Project Company and Iran's Hormoz Company covers a four-reactor site in Sirik, Hormozgan, targeting roughly 5,000 megawatts.
• Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev and Atomic Energy Organization of Iran head Mohammad Eslami signed the deal in Moscow.
• Iranian officials said the governments’ framework also envisions eight total units to be built by Russia, including four at Bushehr.
• A separate memorandum addresses small modular reactor technology, with a Russian team slated to travel to Iran for follow-up.
• The announcement comes as UN powers advance snapback sanctions processes tied to Iran’s nuclear program, with reports citing a Sept. 27 timeline.