"27 years delay"

#11204013

2 May 2024

Iranian men are shopping for vegetables at a bazaar in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975 to provide electricity and diversify energy resources, faced construction delays due to the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and subsequent political sanctions. After an agreement with Russia in 2004, the power plant was finally operationalized and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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#11204019

2 May 2024

Two veiled Iranian women are shopping at a vegetable shop in a bazaar in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran. The Bushehr nuclear power plant was initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975 to provide electricity and diversify energy resources. However, construction was halted due to the Islamic Revolution in 1979, and Germany ceased work because of political sanctions. After a long delay, Iran reached an agreement with Russia in 2004 to complete the project. The Bushehr nuclear power plant became fully operational and was connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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#11204020

2 May 2024

An Iranian trader is serving spices to a client at his shop in a bazaar in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975, faced construction delays due to the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and subsequent political sanctions. After an agreement with Russia in 2004, the power plant was finally operationalized and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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#11204021

2 May 2024

A young Iranian woman is taking photographs while standing at a gold shop in a bazaar in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant, was fully operationalized and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011 after a long history of construction delays and political challenges.

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#11204023

2 May 2024

A young Iranian woman is wearing traditional dresses while shopping at a bazaar in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant, was fully operationalized and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011 after a long history of construction delays and political challenges.

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#11204025

2 May 2024

Iranian people are shopping for fish at a fish market in Bushehr, Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, on April 28, 2024. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, aimed at providing electricity and diversifying energy resources, began construction in 1975 after Iran signed a contract with the German company Siemens. However, the Islamic Revolution in 1979 halted the construction, and Germany ceased work due to political sanctions. After a long delay, Iran reached an agreement with Russia in 2004 to complete the project. The Bushehr nuclear power plant became fully operational and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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#11204026

2 May 2024

An Iranian salesman is sitting at his fish shop in a fish market in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975 to provide electricity and diversify energy resources, faced construction delays due to the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and subsequent political sanctions. After a long hiatus, Iran signed an agreement with Russia in 2004 to complete the project. The power plant became fully operational and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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#11204028

2 May 2024

An Iranian salesman is talking to a customer at a fish market in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975, faced construction delays due to the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and subsequent political sanctions. After an agreement with Russia in 2004, the power plant was finally operationalized and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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#11203966

2 May 2024

An elderly Iranian man is sitting on a sidewalk near a bazaar in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran. The city is home to the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which became fully operational and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, after a long history of construction delays and political challenges.

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#11204008

2 May 2024

A veiled Iranian woman in a black chador is walking past bridal dresses displayed at a shop in a bazaar in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975, faced construction delays due to the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and subsequent political sanctions. After an agreement with Russia in 2004, the power plant was completed and became operational in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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